Q1 Earnings Estimate for CRAI Issued By Barrington Research

CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAI) – Analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CRA International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 24th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.99 for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $224.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CRA International’s current full-year earnings is $7.52 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for CRA International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.47 EPS.

CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $2.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.44. CRA International had a net margin of 6.79% and a return on equity of 25.95%. The company had revenue of $176.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $166.29 million.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of CRA International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st.

CRA International Price Performance

Shares of CRAI opened at $195.54 on Tuesday. CRA International has a 1 year low of $111.40 and a 1 year high of $214.01. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $182.71. The firm has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.13.

CRA International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be issued a $0.49 dividend. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. CRA International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of CRA International by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 161,208 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,559 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CRA International by 178.8% in the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 148,221 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,986,000 after purchasing an additional 95,050 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its holdings in shares of CRA International by 41.9% in the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 78,136 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $13,699,000 after purchasing an additional 23,078 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of CRA International by 102.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,348 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $938,000 after purchasing an additional 2,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Martingale Asset Management L P boosted its stake in CRA International by 20.6% during the third quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 8,535 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,496,000 after buying an additional 1,460 shares during the period. 84.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CRA International Company Profile

CRA International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides economic, financial, and management consulting services worldwide. It advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings; and guides corporations through business strategy and performance-related issues.