ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• ICF International, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from six research firms, with an average price objective of $128.20.
• The company recently reported earnings of $1.66 per share for the last quarter, slightly exceeding expectations, although revenue fell short at $476.16 million.
• ICF International announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14, reflecting a 0.6% yield, and has a dividend payout ratio of 9.74%.

Shares of ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $128.20.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $107.00 price target on shares of ICF International in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of ICF International in a research report on Wednesday.

ICF International Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of ICFI opened at $86.54 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.05 and a beta of 0.47. ICF International has a 1 year low of $75.91 and a 1 year high of $179.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $95.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.75.

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $476.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $482.84 million. ICF International had a net margin of 5.45% and a return on equity of 14.50%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.69 earnings per share. ICF International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.450-7.450 EPS. Analysts forecast that ICF International will post 7.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ICF International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 10th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. ICF International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO James C. M. Morgan sold 2,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.19, for a total value of $228,456.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 39,704 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,779,423.76. This trade represents a 5.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of ICF International

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ICFI. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in ICF International by 1,156.9% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,864 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,178,000 after acquiring an additional 12,761 shares in the last quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC increased its stake in ICF International by 5.1% in the first quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 222,711 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $18,924,000 after purchasing an additional 10,848 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in ICF International in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,671,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in ICF International in the first quarter valued at approximately $661,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in ICF International by 25.7% in the first quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 35,592 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,024,000 after purchasing an additional 7,282 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.12% of the company's stock.

ICF International Company Profile

ICF International, Inc provides management, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, business, market, business, communication, and technology challenges.

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