CRA International Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CRA International in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" CRA International stock.
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CRA International saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 14th, there was short interest totaling 145,200 shares, an increase of 26.8% from the April 29th total of 114,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 49,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 2.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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CRA International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 29th 2021.
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CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAI) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.54. The business services provider had revenue of $146.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $128.67 million. CRA International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.86% and a net margin of 5.40%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.84 EPS.
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CRA International's stock was trading at $46.40 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CRAI shares have increased by 82.1% and is now trading at $84.49.
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CRA International announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, June 11th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 24th.
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CRA International pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.24%. CRA International has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of CRA International is 31.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CRA International will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.96% next year. This indicates that CRA International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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CRA International updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of - for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $550 million-$570 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $540.46 million.

1 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for CRA International's shares. Their forecasts range from $101.00 to $101.00. On average, they expect CRA International's share price to reach $101.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.5% from the stock's current price.
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162 employees have rated CRA International CEO Paul Maleh on Glassdoor.com. Paul Maleh has an approval rating of 92% among CRA International's employees. This puts Paul Maleh in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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CRA International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CRAI."

CRA International's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Factorial Partners LLC (12.23%), Pembroke Management LTD (4.16%), LSV Asset Management (2.57%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (2.60%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.88%) and Foundry Partners LLC (1.29%). Company insiders that own CRA International stock include Chad M Holmes, Jonathan D Yellin, Nancy Hawthorne, Paul A Maleh and William F Concannon.
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CRAI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Strs Ohio, Foundry Partners LLC, Rhumbline Advisers, and LSV Asset Management. Company insiders that have sold CRA International company stock in the last year include Chad M Holmes, Jonathan D Yellin, Nancy Hawthorne, Paul A Maleh, and William F Concannon.
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CRAI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Factorial Partners LLC, Copeland Capital Management LLC, Pembroke Management LTD, Factorial Partners LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., and SG Americas Securities LLC.
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One share of CRAI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.49.

CRA International has a market capitalization of $618.47 million and generates $508.37 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $24.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.35 on an earnings per share basis.

CRA International employs 837 workers across the globe.

CRA International was founded in 1965.

The official website for CRA International is www.crai.com.

CRA International is headquartered at 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA, 02116.

CRA International's mailing address is 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA, 02116. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 617-425-3000 or via email at [email protected]