CRA International, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CRAI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

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 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 ($186.26) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($267.86)

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?

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 Ratio29.4x
EarningsUS$42.99m
Market CapUS$1.26b

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 Average43.4x
LZ LegalZoom.com
54.5x22.8%US$1.3b
NVEE NV5 Global
42.5x25.2%US$1.4b
INOD Innodata
53.2x23.0%US$1.1b
HURN Huron Consulting Group
23.1x18.5%US$2.0b
CRAI CRA International
29.4x12.7%US$1.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRAI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.4x) compared to the peer average (43.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNDT Conduent
1.4x-104.3%US$626.77m
CIH China Index Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$87.15m
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
STCN Steel Connect
3.1xn/aUS$62.85m
CRAI 29.4xIndustry Avg. 24.5xNo. of Companies16PE01632486480+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.4x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (24.5x).


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 Ratio29.4x
Fair PE Ratio21.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRAI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.2x).


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$186.26
US$211.00
+13.3%
0.5%US$212.00US$210.00n/a2
Nov ’25US$186.16
US$202.00
+8.5%
4.0%US$210.00US$194.00n/a2
Oct ’25US$176.49
US$192.50
+9.1%
0.8%US$194.00US$191.00n/a2
Sep ’25US$168.60
US$192.50
+14.2%
0.8%US$194.00US$191.00n/a2
Aug ’25US$152.32
US$184.50
+21.1%
0.8%US$186.00US$183.00n/a2
Jul ’25US$167.45
US$184.50
+10.2%
0.8%US$186.00US$183.00n/a2
Jun ’25US$175.97
US$184.50
+4.8%
0.8%US$186.00US$183.00n/a2
May ’25US$149.53
US$163.00
+9.0%
7.4%US$175.00US$151.00n/a2
Apr ’25US$149.61
US$163.00
+8.9%
7.4%US$175.00US$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$130.00US$186.162
Oct ’24US$100.76
US$131.50
+30.5%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00US$176.492
Sep ’24US$109.43
US$131.50
+20.2%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00US$168.602
Aug ’24US$101.60
US$131.50
+29.4%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00US$152.322
Jul ’24US$102.00
US$131.50
+28.9%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00US$167.452
Jun ’24US$91.92
US$131.50
+43.1%
1.1%US$133.00US$130.00US$175.972
May ’24US$104.97
US$135.50
+29.1%
1.8%US$138.00US$133.00US$149.532
Apr ’24US$107.82
US$135.50
+25.7%
1.8%US$138.00US$133.00US$149.612
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

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


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