CRAI vs. CAR, CCRN, BAH, EFX, FCN, G, IPG, IT, TRU, and EXPO
Should 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 Exponent (EXPO).
Charles River Associates vs. Its Competitors
Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Charles River Associates shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 6 more articles in the media than Charles River Associates. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 1 mentions for Charles River Associates. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Charles River Associates' score of 0.80 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Charles River Associates currently has a consensus price target of $235.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.43%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus price target of $143.80, suggesting a potential downside of 2.55%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.
Charles River Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Summary
Charles River Associates beats Avis Budget Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
