CRA International stock faces a 43.0 percent analyst target gap

Published on 10/06/2026 at 11:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

CRA International stock carries a Moderate Buy consensus and a USD 245.00 target against a USD 171.29 close on October 5, 2026. Q2 revenue reached USD 210.815 million.

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CRA International (US12618T1051) stock closed at USD 171.29 on Nasdaq on October 5, 2026, leaving the published USD 245.00 consensus target 43.0 percent above the price. According to Markets Insider on October 1, 2026, Barrington maintained a Buy rating and a USD 245.00 price target, while the broader consensus was Moderate Buy.

Consensus points to USD 245.00

The target gap is the clearest current valuation signal for CRA International. The published consensus covered two analysts, with one Buy rating and one Hold rating, and placed the average target at USD 245.00.

At the October 5 close, the stock was also USD 56.00 below that target. The gap is a market expectation, not a forecast made in this article, and the split rating shows that the target rests on limited analyst coverage.

Q2 revenue reached USD 210.815 million

CRA's latest reported quarter provides the operating foundation behind the consensus. In fiscal Q2 2026, ended July 4, 2026, revenue increased 12.8 percent year over year to USD 210.815 million, while diluted GAAP earnings per share rose 17.3 percent to USD 2.10, according to CRA International in its August 6, 2026 release.

Management also raised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to USD 805 million to USD 820 million from a prior range of USD 785 million to USD 805 million. Non-GAAP EBITDA margin guidance remained 12.0 percent to 13.0 percent, while the first-half revenue total reached USD 408.8 million.

AI expertise expands the consulting platform

On October 1, 2026, CRA added Harvard Business School Professor Feng Zhu as an academic affiliate in its Antitrust and Competition Economics Practice, according to CRA. Zhu leads the Platform Lab within Harvard's AI Institute and co-chairs its Analytics Program, adding academic depth to a practice tied to digital competition and technology markets.

MarketBeat lists October 29, 2026 as CRA's next earnings date, giving investors a scheduled checkpoint for the USD 805 million to USD 820 million annual revenue range, according to MarketBeat.

CRAI stock stays below its yearly high

CRA International stock closed at USD 171.29 on Nasdaq on October 5, 2026, up USD 0.91, or 0.53 percent, from the prior close. The 52-week range was USD 132.17 to USD 227.29, while trading volume reached 90,479 shares and market capitalization stood at USD 1.1 billion.