Exponent (EXPO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Exponent, Inc. is an engineering and scientific consulting company that helps clients investigate complex technical issues, manage risk, and improve the safety and performance of products, systems, and structures. Its multidisciplinary consulting services support legal, insurance, industrial, government, and other organizational clients.

The company’s services include failure analysis, accident reconstruction, product safety and testing, materials and corrosion analysis, environmental and human health assessments, biomechanics, human factors, electrical and electronic systems analysis, civil and structural engineering, and data sciences. Exponent also provides expert testimony and technical support in litigation, regulatory matters, and incident investigations.

Exponent was founded in 1967 as Failure Analysis Associates and adopted the Exponent name in 1998. The company serves clients through offices in the United States and select international locations. Catherine Corrigan has served as Exponent’s president and chief executive officer since 2018.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.42 to $70.35
• 50-Day Range: $64.18 to $71.53
• 52-Week Range: $51.91 to $81.95
• Volume: 316,206 shs
• Average Volume: 516,265 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.30
• Dividend Yield: 1.78%
• Price Target: $81.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Exponent Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Exponent scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 199th out of 657 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: 3.1 / 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 15.9% upside from its current price of $69.87.

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 31.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Exponent is 31.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.54.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Exponent has a P/B Ratio of 8.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.59% 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 6.78.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Exponent has recently increased by 4.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Exponent pays a meaningful dividend of 1.80%, 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: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Exponent has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.44 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: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Exponent insiders have sold 798.29% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $12,595.00 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
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• 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: +15.3%
• 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: 31.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.42
• 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: 5.74
• Cash Flow: $2.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.63
• Book Value: $7.82 per share
• Price / Book: 8.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,550,000
• Free Float: 46,738,000
• Market Cap: $3.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69