CRA International, Inc. (CRAI)
NASDAQIndustrialsConsulting ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
$164.99-0.60%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsConsulting ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Industrials is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 17% growth a year, above the roughly 5% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 38% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCRAI's growth in consulting practices must continue to justify its current price. Revenue grew 12.8% year over year, and the latest quarter beat expectations. It trades at 20× P/E versus a peer median of 24×, indicating it looks expensive on this basis. If CRAI cuts guidance on the next call, that could negatively impact the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 13% below where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. CRAI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 2 analysts currently covering CRAI (as of Sep 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Research & Consulting Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand and diversify consulting practices with broad-based growth
Broad-based practice growth supports management's expansion objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Earnings call confirms strong performance and outlook.
Exceeding forecasts supports revenue growth expectations.
Advances: Maintain revenue guidance of $785M to $805M for 2026
Record quarter supports revenue growth objective.
Threatens: Maintain non-GAAP EBITDA margin guidance of 12% to 13% for 2026
Margin compression poses risk to EBITDA margin guidance.