CRA International, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CRAI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.0b

CRA International Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair 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.

Below Fair Value: CRAI ($145.99) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($216.15)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CRAI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CRAI key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.6x
PEG Ratio2.8x

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 Average26.5x
NVEE NV5 Global
35x12.4%US$1.6b
HURN Huron Consulting Group
26.3x30.9%US$1.6b
FC Franklin Covey
28.3x22.4%US$508.9m
RGP Resources Connection
16.3x33.7%US$437.6m
CRAI CRA International
26.5x9.4%US$1.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x) compared to the peer average (26.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (26.4x).


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 Ratio26.5x
Fair PE Ratio19.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x).


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$145.99
US$152.50
+4.5%
1.0%US$154.00US$151.00n/a2
Mar ’25US$130.55
US$135.50
+3.8%
13.7%US$154.00US$117.00n/a2
Feb ’25US$107.41
US$119.50
+11.3%
2.1%US$122.00US$117.00n/a2
Jan ’25US$98.85
US$119.50
+20.9%
2.1%US$122.00US$117.00n/a2
Dec ’24US$96.65
US$119.50
+23.6%
2.1%US$122.00US$117.00n/a2
Nov ’24US$97.20
US$131.50
+35.3%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00n/a2
Oct ’24US$100.76
US$131.50
+30.5%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00n/a2
Sep ’24US$109.43
US$131.50
+20.2%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00n/a2
Aug ’24US$101.60
US$131.50
+29.4%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00n/a2
Jul ’24US$102.00
US$131.50
+28.9%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00n/a2
Jun ’24US$91.92
US$131.50
+43.1%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00n/a2
May ’24US$104.97
US$135.50
+29.1%
1.8%US$138.00US$133.00n/a2
Apr ’24US$107.82
US$135.50
+25.7%
1.8%US$138.00US$133.00n/a2
Mar ’24US$125.15
US$138.00
+10.3%
5.8%US$146.00US$130.00US$130.552
Feb ’24US$118.43
US$138.00
+16.5%
5.8%US$146.00US$130.00US$107.412
Jan ’24US$122.43
US$138.00
+12.7%
5.8%US$146.00US$130.00US$98.852
Dec ’23US$121.06
US$135.00
+11.5%
3.7%US$140.00US$130.00US$96.652
Nov ’23US$102.77
US$130.00
+26.5%
7.7%US$140.00US$120.00US$97.202
Oct ’23US$88.74
US$130.00
+46.5%
7.7%US$140.00US$120.00US$100.762
Sep ’23US$90.93
US$130.00
+43.0%
7.7%US$140.00US$120.00US$109.432
Aug ’23US$100.26
US$126.00
+25.7%
8.7%US$137.00US$115.00US$101.602
Jul ’23US$89.15
US$126.00
+41.3%
8.7%US$137.00US$115.00US$102.002
Jun ’23US$86.16
US$126.00
+46.2%
8.7%US$137.00US$115.00US$91.922
May ’23US$82.37
US$125.00
+51.8%
8.0%US$135.00US$115.00US$104.972
Apr ’23US$85.60
US$125.00
+46.0%
8.0%US$135.00US$115.00US$107.822
Mar ’23US$86.30
US$125.00
+44.8%
8.0%US$135.00US$115.00US$125.152

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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