William Blair Estimates Exponent's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Key Points

• William Blair has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Exponent to $0.50 per share, down from $0.51, while the full-year earnings consensus is $1.98 per share.
• Exponent recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.52 per share, exceeding estimates, with a revenue of $132.87 million, a 7.3% increase year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.8%, set to be paid on September 19th.

Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Exponent in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, August 1st. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Exponent's current full-year earnings is $1.98 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Exponent's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

Exponent Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXPO traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $71.39. The company had a trading volume of 129,581 shares, compared to its average volume of 310,537. Exponent has a 1-year low of $63.81 and a 1-year high of $115.75. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 35.70 and a beta of 0.89. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $74.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.88.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. Exponent had a return on equity of 24.19% and a net margin of 18.35%. The business had revenue of $132.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $130.82 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Exponent

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in Exponent by 10,200.0% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 309 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the period. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its stake in Exponent by 5,333.3% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 326 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in Exponent during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Exponent by 859.1% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 633 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Exponent by 103.3% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 681 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. 92.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Joseph Rakow sold 1,573 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.72, for a total value of $122,253.56. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Bradley A. James sold 2,694 shares of Exponent stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.52, for a total value of $214,226.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 6,267 shares of company stock valued at $489,120. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Exponent Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Exponent's dividend payout ratio is 60.00%.

About Exponent

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.