What is William Blair's Estimate for CRD.B FY2025 Earnings?

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) - Stock analysts at William Blair cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crawford & Company in a report released on Wednesday, August 6th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast 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 (NYSE:CRD.B - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). The company had revenue of $323.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $330.99 million. Crawford & Company had a net margin of 2.18% and a return on equity of 25.91%.

Crawford & Company Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CRD.B opened at $9.08 on Friday. Crawford & Company has a 1-year low of $8.59 and a 1-year high of $12.50. The company has a market capitalization of $448.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.38 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.09 and a 200-day moving average of $10.65.

Insider Transactions at Crawford & Company

In other Crawford & Company news, SVP Tami E. Stevenson sold 4,900 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.21, for a total transaction of $50,029.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 26,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $268,339.22. The trade was a 15.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 51.04% of the company's stock.

Crawford & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This is a positive change from Crawford & Company's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. Crawford & Company's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.85%.

About Crawford & Company

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.

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