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$168.50 -0.23 (-0.14%)
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CRAI vs. CAR, BAH, EFX, FCN, and G

Should you buy Charles River Associates stock or one of its competitors? Charles River Associates's main competitors and comparable companies include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), and Genpact (G). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Charles River Associates compare to Avis Budget Group?

Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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 Ratio
Avis Budget Group$11.65B0.42-$889M-$18.17N/A
Charles River Associates$794.64M1.33$54.78M$7.5122.44

Avis Budget Group has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

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. 50.5% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus target price of $132.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.89%. Charles River Associates has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
5 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Charles River Associates
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 1 more articles in the media than Charles River Associates. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 16 mentions for Charles River Associates. Charles River Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.26 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Charles River Associates
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Charles River Associates has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -5.43%. Charles River Associates' return on equity of 27.31% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Avis Budget Group-5.43% N/A -0.37%
Charles River Associates 6.20%27.31%8.36%

Summary

Charles River Associates beats Avis Budget Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Charles River Associates compare to Booz Allen Hamilton?

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) and Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Charles River Associates had 7 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Charles River Associates and 9 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Charles River Associates' score of 0.71 indicating that Booz Allen Hamilton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Booz Allen Hamilton
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Charles River Associates
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Charles River Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Charles River Associates pays out 30.4% 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. Booz Allen Hamilton has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Charles River Associates has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Booz Allen Hamilton has a net margin of 7.01% compared to Charles River Associates' net margin of 6.20%. Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity of 76.71% beat Charles River Associates' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Booz Allen Hamilton7.01% 76.71% 11.48%
Charles River Associates 6.20%27.31%8.36%

Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus target price of $84.08, indicating a potential upside of 7.31%. Charles River Associates has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Booz Allen Hamilton.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Booz Allen Hamilton
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93
Charles River Associates
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Booz Allen Hamilton has higher revenue and earnings than Charles River Associates. Booz Allen Hamilton 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 Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton$11.09B0.85$851M$6.3612.32
Charles River Associates$794.64M1.33$54.78M$7.5122.44

Summary

Booz Allen Hamilton beats Charles River Associates on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Charles River Associates compare to Equifax?

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) and Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Charles River Associates had 3 more articles in the media than Equifax. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Charles River Associates and 13 mentions for Equifax. Charles River Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Equifax's score of 0.40 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
Equifax
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Charles River Associates
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equifax pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Charles River Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Equifax pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Charles River Associates pays out 30.4% 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. Equifax has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Charles River Associates has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Charles River Associates is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Equifax has a net margin of 10.73% compared to Charles River Associates' net margin of 6.20%. Charles River Associates' return on equity of 27.31% beat Equifax's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Equifax10.73% 21.61% 8.41%
Charles River Associates 6.20%27.31%8.36%

Equifax currently has a consensus price target of $215.79, suggesting a potential upside of 19.46%. Charles River Associates has a consensus price target of $245.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Charles River Associates' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Equifax.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Equifax
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Charles River Associates
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Equifax has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

96.2% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Equifax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Equifax has higher revenue and earnings than Charles River Associates. Charles River Associates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equifax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Equifax$6.07B3.49$660.30M$5.6931.75
Charles River Associates$794.64M1.33$54.78M$7.5122.44

Summary

Equifax beats Charles River Associates on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Charles River Associates compare to FTI Consulting?

Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Charles River Associates. FTI Consulting 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 Ratio
Charles River Associates$794.64M1.33$54.78M$7.5122.44
FTI Consulting$3.79B1.11$270.87M$8.2718.43

Charles River Associates presently has a consensus price target of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $174.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.49%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Charles River Associates
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
FTI Consulting
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Charles River Associates had 11 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Charles River Associates and 5 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Charles River Associates' score of 0.71 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Charles River Associates
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FTI Consulting
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% less volatile than the broader market.

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 6.44% compared to Charles River Associates' net margin of 6.20%. Charles River Associates' return on equity of 27.31% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Charles River Associates6.20% 27.31% 8.36%
FTI Consulting 6.44%15.91%7.35%

84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Charles River Associates beats FTI Consulting on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Charles River Associates compare to Genpact?

Genpact (NYSE:G) and Charles River Associates (NASDAQ:CRAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

96.0% of Genpact shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Genpact shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Genpact pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Charles River Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Genpact pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Charles River Associates pays out 30.4% 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. Genpact has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Charles River Associates has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Genpact is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Genpact presently has a consensus target price of $39.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.86%. Charles River Associates has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Genpact.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Genpact
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Charles River Associates
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Genpact has higher revenue and earnings than Charles River Associates. Genpact 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 Ratio
Genpact$5.08B1.12$552.49M$3.3710.07
Charles River Associates$794.64M1.33$54.78M$7.5122.44

In the previous week, Genpact had 8 more articles in the media than Charles River Associates. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Genpact and 16 mentions for Charles River Associates. Charles River Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Genpact's score of 0.41 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
Genpact
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Charles River Associates
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Genpact has a net margin of 11.04% compared to Charles River Associates' net margin of 6.20%. Charles River Associates' return on equity of 27.31% beat Genpact's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genpact11.04% 23.34% 10.68%
Charles River Associates 6.20%27.31%8.36%

Genpact has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Charles River Associates beats Genpact on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CRAI vs. The Competition

MetricCharles River AssociatesProfessional Services IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.06B$7.78B$10.92B$12.94B
Dividend Yield1.35%3.77%97.10%10.33%
P/E Ratio22.4438.2428.2425.29
Price / Sales1.3324.77450.4379.66
Price / Cash13.0322.7324.7050.42
Price / Book5.825.794.556.23
Net Income$54.78M$238.96M$608.54M$347.40M
7 Day Performance-4.59%0.99%1.08%1.46%
1 Month Performance4.89%10.25%2.36%-0.49%
1 Year Performance-11.48%-4.46%13.84%20.91%

Charles River Associates Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRAI
Charles River Associates
4.4427 of 5 stars
$168.50
-0.1%
$245.00
+45.4%
-9.0%$1.06B$794.64M22.44940
CAR
Avis Budget Group
1.6886 of 5 stars
$140.16
+0.9%
$132.75
-5.3%
-8.1%$4.95B$11.65BN/A25,000
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.3768 of 5 stars
$72.23
+1.5%
$84.08
+16.4%
-27.9%$8.68B$11.22B11.3431,500
EFX
Equifax
4.567 of 5 stars
$176.03
+1.1%
$215.79
+22.6%
-24.0%$20.66B$6.07B30.9115,000
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.7245 of 5 stars
$157.66
-0.5%
$174.50
+10.7%
-8.7%$4.75B$3.92B19.048,118

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