Charles River Associates (CRAI) Competitors $188.87 +3.30 (+1.78%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$188.92 +0.06 (+0.03%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CRAI vs. CAR, CCRN, BAH, EFX, FCN, G, IPG, IT, TRU, and DNBShould you be buying Charles River Associates stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Charles River Associates include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Genpact (G), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Gartner (IT), TransUnion (TRU), and Dun & Bradstreet (DNB). Charles River Associates vs. Its Competitors Avis Budget Group Cross Country Healthcare Booz Allen Hamilton Equifax FTI Consulting Genpact Interpublic Group of Companies Gartner TransUnion Dun & Bradstreet Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Is CAR or CRAI more profitable? Charles River Associates has a net margin of 7.93% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -19.06%. Charles River Associates' return on equity of 25.51% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avis Budget Group-19.06% -14.74% -0.88% Charles River Associates 7.93%25.51%9.12% Do analysts prefer CAR or CRAI? Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus price target of $140.20, indicating a potential downside of 10.50%. Charles River Associates has a consensus price target of $228.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avis Budget Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Charles River Associates 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in CAR or CRAI? 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Charles River Associates shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer CAR or CRAI? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 1 more articles in the media than Charles River Associates. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 21 mentions for Charles River Associates. Charles River Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Charles River Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avis Budget Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Charles River Associates 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CAR or CRAI? Charles River Associates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charles River Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvis Budget Group$11.79B0.47-$1.82B-$63.26-2.48Charles River Associates$687.41M1.81$46.65M$8.2622.87 Which has more risk and volatility, CAR or CRAI? Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCharles River Associates beats Avis Budget Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Charles River Associates News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRAI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCharles River AssociatesConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.22B$6.73B$20.68B$9.48BDividend Yield1.06%1.79%2.82%4.13%P/E Ratio22.8721.8222.3921.62Price / Sales1.812.6943.3195.96Price / Cash15.8416.4228.1758.51Price / Book6.315.415.685.58Net Income$46.65M$272.15M$196.72M$265.35M7 Day Performance9.12%-2.38%-0.69%-0.89%1 Month Performance-3.83%-6.04%-2.22%4.98%1 Year Performance22.06%-8.03%37.01%23.50% Charles River Associates Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRAICharles River Associates3.6069 of 5 stars$188.87+1.8%$228.00+20.7%+20.2%$1.22B$687.41M22.87940Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCARAvis Budget Group2.4609 of 5 stars$160.46-2.2%$140.20-12.6%+89.6%$5.77B$11.79B-2.5424,000Analyst ForecastCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.6004 of 5 stars$12.87-1.3%$17.93+39.3%-22.5%$427.49M$1.34B-24.288,205News CoverageEarnings ReportBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.8636 of 5 stars$111.45+1.6%$134.00+20.2%-22.9%$13.52B$11.98B13.6935,800Positive NewsEFXEquifax4.8965 of 5 stars$243.40+1.4%$285.00+17.1%-13.8%$29.71B$5.68B47.6314,700Positive NewsFCNFTI Consulting3.5683 of 5 stars$166.14+0.4%$175.50+5.6%-21.7%$5.36B$3.70B23.408,374GGenpact3.6677 of 5 stars$42.58+0.2%$49.75+16.8%+30.3%$7.43B$4.77B14.53140,000Upcoming EarningsIPGInterpublic Group of Companies4.749 of 5 stars$24.55+1.3%$32.39+31.9%-16.2%$8.88B$10.69B20.8153,300Positive NewsITGartner4.9247 of 5 stars$337.22+2.6%$482.57+43.1%-46.6%$25.29B$6.30B20.9821,044Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTRUTransUnion4.5678 of 5 stars$93.58+1.7%$112.46+20.2%+7.9%$17.93B$4.18B46.7913,400Analyst DowngradeDNBDun & Bradstreet4.2283 of 5 stars$9.10-0.1%$11.86+30.3%-23.2%$4.07B$2.38B-182.006,247Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAR Alternatives CCRN Alternatives BAH Alternatives EFX Alternatives FCN Alternatives G Alternatives IPG Alternatives IT Alternatives TRU Alternatives DNB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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