What is Barrington Research’s Estimate for CRAI Q1 Earnings?

CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAI) – Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CRA International in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 24th. Barrington Research analyst K. Steinke forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.99 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $224.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CRA International’s current full-year earnings is $7.52 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for CRA International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.47 EPS.

CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.44. CRA International had a net margin of 6.79% and a return on equity of 25.95%. The firm had revenue of $176.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $166.29 million.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of CRA International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st.

CRA International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRAI opened at $198.48 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $187.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $182.41. CRA International has a fifty-two week low of $111.40 and a fifty-two week high of $214.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Trading of CRA International

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in CRA International by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 161,208 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,559 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in CRA International by 178.8% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 148,221 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,986,000 after buying an additional 95,050 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC boosted its holdings in CRA International by 41.9% in the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 78,136 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $13,699,000 after acquiring an additional 23,078 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of CRA International by 102.0% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,348 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $938,000 after purchasing an additional 2,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Martingale Asset Management L P boosted its stake in CRA International by 20.6% in the third quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 8,535 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after acquiring an additional 1,460 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.13% of the company’s stock.

CRA International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.49 per share. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. CRA International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.08%.

About CRA International

CRA International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides economic, financial, and management consulting services worldwide. It advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings; and guides corporations through business strategy and performance-related issues.