CRA International, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CRAI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.1b

CRA International Valuation

Is CRAI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of CRAI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: CRAI ($164.7) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($326.04)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: CRAI is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CRAI?

Key metric: As CRAI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CRAI. This is calculated by dividing CRAI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CRAI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.8x
EarningsUS$54.68m
Market CapUS$1.10b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CRAI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CRAI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.4x
LZ LegalZoom.com
63.4x39.95%US$1.0b
WLDN Willdan Group
23.6xn/aUS$1.2b
ICFI ICF International
13.8x12.98%US$1.3b
CBZ CBIZ
12.9x15.08%US$1.5b
CRAI CRA International
19.8x5.70%US$1.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRAI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.8x) compared to the peer average (28.4x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CRAI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
VCIG VCI Global
0.4xn/aUS$2.75m
SHMY Synergy Empire
1.2xn/aUS$915.15k
No more companies available in this PE range
CRAI 19.8xIndustry Avg. 18.6xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.8x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (19.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CRAI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CRAI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.8x
Fair PE Ratio14.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CRAI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$164.70
US$252.50
+53.31%
2.97%US$260.00US$245.00n/a2
Apr ’27US$164.00
US$252.50
+53.96%
2.97%US$260.00US$245.00n/a2
Mar ’27US$172.66
US$252.50
+46.24%
2.97%US$260.00US$245.00n/a2
Feb ’27US$188.94
US$252.50
+33.64%
2.97%US$260.00US$245.00n/a2
Jan ’27US$200.70
US$249.50
+24.32%
4.21%US$260.00US$239.00n/a2
Dec ’26US$178.55
US$249.50
+39.74%
4.21%US$260.00US$239.00n/a2
Nov ’26US$190.49
US$247.50
+29.93%
5.05%US$260.00US$235.00n/a2
Oct ’26US$203.44
US$244.00
+19.94%
3.69%US$253.00US$235.00n/a2
Sep ’26US$193.76
US$239.50
+23.61%
1.88%US$244.00US$235.00n/a2
Aug ’26US$170.16
US$236.00
+38.69%
3.39%US$244.00US$228.00n/a2
Jul ’26US$191.95
US$237.50
+23.73%
4.00%US$247.00US$228.00n/a2
Jun ’26US$190.05
US$237.50
+24.97%
4.00%US$247.00US$228.00n/a2
May ’26US$166.45
US$235.50
+41.48%
4.88%US$247.00US$224.00n/a2
Apr ’26US$177.49
US$235.50
+32.68%
4.88%US$247.00US$224.00US$164.002
Mar ’26US$193.15
US$235.50
+21.93%
4.88%US$247.00US$224.00US$172.662
Feb ’26US$183.58
US$211.00
+14.94%
0.47%US$212.00US$210.00US$188.942
Jan ’26US$187.20
US$211.00
+12.71%
0.47%US$212.00US$210.00US$200.702
Dec ’25US$195.03
US$211.00
+8.19%
0.47%US$212.00US$210.00US$178.552
Nov ’25US$186.16
US$202.00
+8.51%
3.96%US$210.00US$194.00US$190.492
Oct ’25US$176.49
US$192.50
+9.07%
0.78%US$194.00US$191.00US$203.442
Sep ’25US$168.60
US$192.50
+14.18%
0.78%US$194.00US$191.00US$193.762
Aug ’25US$152.32
US$184.50
+21.13%
0.81%US$186.00US$183.00US$170.162
Jul ’25US$167.45
US$184.50
+10.18%
0.81%US$186.00US$183.00US$191.952
Jun ’25US$175.97
US$184.50
+4.85%
0.81%US$186.00US$183.00US$190.052
May ’25US$149.53
US$163.00
+9.01%
7.36%US$175.00US$151.00US$166.452
Apr ’25US$149.61
US$163.00
+8.95%
7.36%US$175.00US$151.00US$177.492
US$252.5
Fair Value
34.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/09 06:08
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/09 00:00
Earnings2026/01/03
Annual Earnings2026/01/03

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

CRA International, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin SteinkeBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Joseph ForesiBrean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery)
Marc RiddickSidoti & Company, LLC