FY2025 Earnings Estimate for CRD.B Issued By William Blair

Key Points

• William Blair has revised its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Crawford & Company to $0.99, down from a previous forecast of $1.05.
• The company reported Q2 earnings of $0.22 per share, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.24.
• Crawford & Company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.075 per share, up from $0.07, with an annualized yield of 3.3%.

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Crawford & Company in a report released on Wednesday, August 6th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.05. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

Crawford & Company Stock Up 3.8%

Shares of CRD.B stock traded up $0.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.59. 1,190 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,583. The stock has a market cap of $474.42 million, a P/E ratio of 15.96 and a beta of 0.79. The stock's fifty day moving average is $10.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.60. Crawford & Company has a 52-week low of $8.76 and a 52-week high of $12.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The business services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.02). Crawford & Company had a return on equity of 25.91% and a net margin of 2.18%. The business had revenue of $323.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $330.99 million.

Crawford & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is an increase from Crawford & Company's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. Crawford & Company's dividend payout ratio is currently 47.46%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Tami E. Stevenson sold 4,900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.21, for a total value of $50,029.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 26,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $268,339.22. This represents a 15.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 51.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.