This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Crawford & Company (CRD.A) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesTrendsBuy This Stock CRD.A vs. CRD.B, WLDN, BV, HCSG, BWMN, IBEX, ACTG, ATLN, YYGH, and BGSFShould you be buying Crawford & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crawford & Company include Crawford & Company (CRD.B), Willdan Group (WLDN), BrightView (BV), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN), IBEX (IBEX), Acacia Research (ACTG), Atlantic International (ATLN), YY Group (YYGH), and BGSF (BGSF). These companies are all part of the "business svcs" industry. Crawford & Company vs. Its Competitors Crawford & Company Willdan Group BrightView Healthcare Services Group Bowman Consulting Group IBEX Acacia Research Atlantic International YY Group BGSF Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.A) and Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CRD.A or CRD.B? Crawford & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crawford & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrawford & Company$1.34B0.39$26.60M$0.4026.46Crawford & Company$1.36B0.38$26.60M$0.5917.71 Is CRD.A or CRD.B a better dividend stock? Crawford & Company pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Crawford & Company pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Crawford & Company pays out 75.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crawford & Company pays out 50.8% 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. Crawford & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to CRD.A or CRD.B? In the previous week, Crawford & Company had 5 more articles in the media than Crawford & Company. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Crawford & Company and 0 mentions for Crawford & Company. Crawford & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Crawford & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that Crawford & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Crawford & Company Neutral Crawford & Company Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRD.A or CRD.B? 22.6% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Crawford & Company shares are owned by 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. Which has more volatility & risk, CRD.A or CRD.B? Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CRD.A or CRD.B more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crawford & Company2.18% 25.91% 5.26% Crawford & Company 2.18%25.91%5.26% SummaryCrawford & Company beats Crawford & Company on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crawford & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRD.A and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRD.A and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRD.A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrawford & CompanyBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$515.76M$5.76B$22.77B$20.95BDividend Yield2.89%3.34%2.82%3.60%P/E Ratio17.9428.7927.9228.27Price / Sales0.391.7239.2553.18Price / Cash6.7716.1926.1823.77Price / Book3.004.795.765.20Net Income$26.60M$155.37M$197.33M$992.10M Crawford & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRD.ACrawford & CompanyN/A$10.58+4.6%$14.00+32.3%+3.9%$515.76M$1.34B17.949,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCRD.BCrawford & Company4.2805 of 5 stars$9.71+5.1%N/A+5.0%$456.95M$1.34B16.4610,040News CoverageAnalyst RevisionWLDNWilldan Group3.9055 of 5 stars$118.63+5.2%$111.50-6.0%+180.4%$1.65B$565.80M49.641,761Insider TradeBVBrightView2.0535 of 5 stars$15.13+0.9%$17.82+17.8%+0.2%$1.42B$2.77B504.2320,100HCSGHealthcare Services Group1.2722 of 5 stars$14.84+2.6%$16.25+9.5%+43.8%$1.05B$1.72B106.0035,300Positive NewsBWMNBowman Consulting Group1.9247 of 5 stars$38.84+3.7%$34.17-12.0%+64.8%$646.21M$426.56M46.252,200IBEXIBEX1.4138 of 5 stars$28.86+0.5%$27.00-6.4%+73.8%$383.92M$508.57M12.8230,000ACTGAcacia Research0.9866 of 5 stars$3.34+1.5%N/A-31.9%$317.30M$122.31M-55.661,036Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeATLNAtlantic InternationalN/A$2.68+26.4%N/AN/A$130.70M$442.61M0.007YYGHYY GroupN/A$2.10-4.1%N/A+152.4%$102.89M$41.10M0.00N/AGap DownBGSFBGSF4.4984 of 5 stars$6.00+4.4%$9.00+49.9%-32.1%$64.16M$272.50M-10.35400Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crawford & Company Alternatives Willdan Group Alternatives BrightView Alternatives Healthcare Services Group Alternatives Bowman Consulting Group Alternatives IBEX Alternatives Acacia Research Alternatives Atlantic International Alternatives YY Group Alternatives BGSF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CRD.A) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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