CRAI vs. DNB, EXPO, CBZ, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, ACTG, FC, MG, and OMEX
Should you be buying CRA International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CRA International include Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), Mistras Group (MG), and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
CRA International vs. Its Competitors
CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, CRA International and CRA International both had 4 articles in the media. CRA International's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.89 indicating that CRA International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CRA International presently has a consensus target price of $228.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.81%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 30.81%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than CRA International.
Dun & Bradstreet received 93 more outperform votes than CRA International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.67% of users gave CRA International an outperform vote while only 48.92% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.
CRA International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRA International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
84.1% of CRA International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of CRA International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CRA International pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dun & Bradstreet pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. CRA International pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dun & Bradstreet pays out -400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CRA International has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Dun & Bradstreet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
CRA International has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CRA International has a net margin of 6.79% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -1.20%. CRA International's return on equity of 25.95% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.
Summary
CRA International beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CRAI) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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