Exponent (EXPO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Exponent, Inc. is a multidisciplinary engineering and scientific consulting company that helps clients investigate complex technical issues, manage risk and improve the safety, performance and reliability of products, systems and operations. Its work commonly involves failure analysis, accident reconstruction, product liability, materials and structures, biomechanics, environmental sciences and health, and human factors.

The company provides consulting, testing, research and expert-witness services to businesses, insurers, law firms and government agencies. Its professionals support matters involving product development and safety, transportation, energy, construction, manufacturing, technology, environmental compliance and regulatory requirements. Exponent also conducts laboratory and field investigations and offers specialized analytical and testing capabilities.

Exponent traces its history to Failure Analysis Associates, founded in 1967, and adopted the Exponent name in 1998. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and serves clients through offices and technical facilities in the United States and internationally. Catherine Corrigan has served as Exponent’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.42 to $68.63
• 50-Day Range: $59.98 to $71.53
• 52-Week Range: $51.91 to $81.95
• Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 401,858 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.63
• Dividend Yield: 1.82%
• Price Target: $81.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Exponent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Exponent scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 154th out of 662 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Exponent has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Exponent has a consensus price target of $81.00, representing about 18.6% upside from its current price of $68.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Exponent has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Exponent are expected to grow by 15.58% in the coming year, from $2.31 to $2.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Exponent is 30.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Exponent is 30.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Exponent has a P/B Ratio of 8.73. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.33% of the float of Exponent has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Exponent has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.42.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Exponent has recently decreased by 1.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Exponent pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Exponent has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Exponent is 55.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Exponent will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.44% next year. This indicates that Exponent will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Exponent has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Exponent this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Exponent insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $113,140.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of Exponent is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.37% of the stock of Exponent is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXPO
• CIK: 851520
• Web: www.exponent.com
• Phone: (650) 326-9400
• Fax: 650-326-8072
• Employees: 1,212
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Exponent: $81.00
• High Price Target: $90.00
• Low Price Target: $72.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $106.01 million
• Net Margins: 17.67%
• Pretax Margin: 24.64%
• Return on Equity: 31.48%
• Return on Assets: 15.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.98
• Quick Ratio: 1.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $582.01 million
• Price / Sales: 5.58
• Cash Flow: $2.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.30
• Book Value: $7.82 per share
• Price / Book: 8.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,550,000
• Free Float: 46,738,000
• Market Cap: $3.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68