CRAI vs. MAX, KFRC, AMPL, NWTN, ECVT, ADEA, ADV, LUMN, WTTR, and GCT
Should you be buying CRA International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRA International include MediaAlpha (MAX), Kforce (KFRC), Amplitude (AMPL), NWTN (NWTN), Ecovyst (ECVT), Adeia (ADEA), Advantage Solutions (ADV), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), Select Water Solutions (WTTR), and GigaCloud Technology (GCT). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.
CRA International has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MediaAlpha has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CRA International received 140 more outperform votes than MediaAlpha when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.15% of users gave MediaAlpha an outperform vote while only 59.59% of users gave CRA International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, CRA International had 18 more articles in the media than MediaAlpha. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for CRA International and 2 mentions for MediaAlpha. CRA International's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat MediaAlpha's score of 0.69 indicating that CRA International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CRA International currently has a consensus target price of $186.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.24%. MediaAlpha has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Given MediaAlpha's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MediaAlpha is more favorable than CRA International.
84.1% of CRA International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of CRA International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of MediaAlpha shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CRA International has a net margin of 6.73% compared to MediaAlpha's net margin of -7.76%. CRA International's return on equity of 20.80% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.
CRA International has higher revenue and earnings than MediaAlpha. MediaAlpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRA International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CRA International beats MediaAlpha on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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