Q2 EPS Estimate for Crawford & Company Lifted by Analyst

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Crawford & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Crawford & Company's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Crawford & Company's FY2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The business services provider reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.01. Crawford & Company had a return on equity of 22.34% and a net margin of 1.55%. The business had revenue of $312.03 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $321.90 million.

Crawford & Company Stock Performance

Shares of CRD.B stock traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.90. The company had a trading volume of 3,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,109. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.10. Crawford & Company has a one year low of $8.01 and a one year high of $12.50. The firm has a market cap of $539.05 million, a PE ratio of 27.25 and a beta of 0.77.

Insider Transactions at Crawford & Company

In other Crawford & Company news, SVP Tami E. Stevenson sold 4,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.81, for a total transaction of $48,421.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 35,732 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,994.92. This trade represents a 10.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO William B. Swain, Jr. sold 9,659 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.85, for a total transaction of $104,800.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 319,331 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,464,741.35. This trade represents a 2.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,759 shares of company stock worth $359,221 in the last 90 days. 51.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Crawford & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.57%. Crawford & Company's payout ratio is presently 46.67%.

Crawford & Company Company Profile

Crawford & Co engages in the provision of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers, and corporates. It operates through the following segments: Crawford Loss Adjusting, Crawford TPA Solutions, and Crawford Platform Solutions. The Crawford Loss Adjusting segment consists of adjusting services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses caused by physical damage to commercial and residential real property and certain types of personal property.