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U.S. Research and Consulting Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 25, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies80
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M0.8%
  • 1Y20.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Research and Consulting Services is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Leidos Holdings has stood out, gaining 3.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 20% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 25% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Research and Consulting Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024US$204.7bUS$103.9bUS$2.6b30.7x79.8x2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024US$208.1bUS$101.2bUS$2.3b30.6x91.2x2.1x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024US$206.8bUS$101.0bUS$3.5b31.2x58.5x2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024US$207.8bUS$105.8bUS$4.1b29.6x51.2x2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023US$206.0bUS$105.8bUS$4.0b30.5x51.8x1.9x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023US$193.0bUS$105.4bUS$3.9b32x49.4x1.8x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023US$197.2bUS$103.4bUS$566.7m29.6x348x1.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023US$191.9bUS$98.8bUS$268.8m32.2x713.9x1.9x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023US$193.9bUS$98.3bUS$236.6m26.2x819.6x2x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023US$161.4bUS$94.7bUS$168.7m27.2x956.8x1.7x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023US$180.2bUS$97.0bUS$485.9m23.2x370.9x1.9x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023US$212.1bUS$98.8bUS$1.6b26.7x128.9x2.1x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023US$201.9bUS$98.2bUS$1.8b27.7x113.7x2.1x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023US$211.5bUS$98.2bUS$1.4b27.7x151x2.2x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023US$211.0bUS$97.9bUS$1.5b23.3x145.2x2.2x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022US$207.2bUS$97.1bUS$1.4b23x148.9x2.1x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022US$212.7bUS$96.7bUS$1.4b25.5x151.3x2.2x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022US$191.9bUS$95.6bUS$5.8b24.8x33.1x2x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022US$214.1bUS$95.6bUS$5.8b25.3x37x2.2x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022US$217.0bUS$95.1bUS$5.7b27x38.4x2.3x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022US$203.6bUS$93.7bUS$5.2b26.5x39.4x2.2x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022US$208.6bUS$93.6bUS$5.4b26.8x38.6x2.2x
Sun, 01 May 2022US$215.7bUS$92.3bUS$4.8b23.7x44.8x2.3x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022US$273.9bUS$95.8bUS$6.1b28x45.1x2.9x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022US$247.5bUS$98.5bUS$5.6b28.7x44.1x2.5x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022US$267.3bUS$96.7bUS$5.3b32.3x50.1x2.8x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021US$293.8bUS$96.5bUS$5.4b36.3x53.9x3x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021US$301.4bUS$96.3bUS$5.6b26.4x53.4x3.1x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021US$287.7bUS$94.0bUS$5.5b31.2x52.7x3.1x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021US$287.8bUS$93.8bUS$5.4b24.3x53.5x3.1x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021US$279.0bUS$93.8bUS$5.4b29.1x51.4x3x
Mon, 03 May 2021US$275.3bUS$91.2bUS$5.2b28.9x52.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

52.6x


Total Market Cap: US$275.3bTotal Earnings: US$5.2bTotal Revenue: US$91.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Research and Consulting Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 157.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Research and Consulting Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 79.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 157x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry have declined 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Research and Consulting Services compare with similar industries?

US Market1.21%
Industrials1.15%
Professional Services1.47%
Research and Consulting Services0.78%
HR Services1.99%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
TRU TransUnionUS$74.2910.9%
+US$1.4b
10.3%PS3.7x
EFX EquifaxUS$226.284.0%
+US$949.3m
10.0%PE50.1x
CACI CACI InternationalUS$401.8710.4%
+US$847.1m
28.6%PE22.8x
LDOS Leidos HoldingsUS$129.884.9%
+US$826.4m
41.1%PE88.1x
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton HoldingUS$145.274.1%
+US$747.3m
51.5%PE46.4x
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FBYD

US$8.75

Falcon's Beyond Global

7D

-6.4%

1Y

-14.7%

CACI

US$401.87

CACI International

7D

10.4%

1Y

28.6%

INOD

US$5.69

Innodata

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-14.3%

TRU

US$74.29

TransUnion

7D

10.9%

1Y

10.3%

EFX

US$226.28

Equifax

7D

4.0%

1Y

10.0%

VCIG

US$1.17

VCI Global

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-51.2%

FCN

US$215.31

FTI Consulting

7D

3.7%

1Y

18.5%

SAIC

US$129.12

Science Applications International

7D

4.8%

1Y

26.1%

VRSK

US$222.79

Verisk Analytics

7D

-0.2%

1Y

16.0%

MG

US$8.82

Mistras Group

7D

-1.3%

1Y

13.1%

KBR

US$65.24

KBR

7D

5.0%

1Y

15.4%

LDOS

US$129.88

Leidos Holdings

7D

4.9%

1Y

41.1%

RCMT

US$18.91

RCM Technologies

7D

-1.0%

1Y

63.7%