Ratings CRA International, Inc.

Equities

CRAI

US12618T1051

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 04:00:00 2024-04-26 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
149.7 ^USD	+1.83%		+2.79%	+51.45%

Mar. 14	Cra International Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,039,916, According to a Recent SEC Filing	MT
Mar. 07	Barrington Research Raises CRA International's Price Target to $151 From $117, Maintains Outperform Rating	MT

Summary

Overall, the company has poor fundamentals for a medium to long-term investment strategy.
Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.

Strengths

Upward revisions of sales forecast reflect a renewed optimism among the analysts covering the stock.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

The company's profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization characterizes fragile margins.
With a 2024 P/E ratio at 25.27 times the estimated earnings, the company operates at rather significant levels of earnings multiples.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Chart ESG Refinitiv

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