Investors interested in Business Services stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. CRA International (CRAI) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Business Services peers, we might be able to answer that question.CRA International is one of 314 individual stocks in the Business Services sect ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock.In addition to volatility, these stocks carry above-average risk by their very nature. Also, one could end up losing from a stock whose growth story is actually over or nearing its end.However, the Zacks Growth Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which looks beyond ...

Investors with an interest in Consulting Services stocks have likely encountered both CRA International (CRAI) and Gartner (IT) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings ...

The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe ...

CRA International, Inc. (CRAI) , or Charles River Associates, has had an impressive run over the past six months. The stock has gained 32.5%, outperforming the 20.5% growth of the industry it belongs to and the 15.1% rise of the Zacks S&P 500 composite.CRAI has an impressive Growth Score of A. This style score condenses all the essential metrics from a company’s financial statements to get a true sense of the quality and sustainability of its growth.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CRAI’s 2024 earnings is p ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that Lori E. Lightfoot, the former mayor of the city of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor, has joined CRA as a senior consultant to the Forensic Services Practice. Ms. Lightfoot will work out of the company’s Chicago and New York City offices. “ We are excited to welcome Lori Lightfoot to the CRA team,” said CRA President and Chief ...

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced the promotions of four new vice presidents. Andrea Asoni in the Antitrust & Competition Practice; Rachel Berk in the Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice; Anant Kumar in the Energy Practice; and Quenton Wright in the Labor & Employment Practice have each been promoted to the level of vice president. “ Andrea Asoni is an extraordinary ...

alvaro gonzalez/Moment via Getty Images Introduction and thesis CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) is a global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and management consulting services. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company serves clients across various industries, offering expertise in areas such as litigation support, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic consulting. CRAI operates within a highly competitive but lucrative industry, requiring deep experti ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that an RFP auction process will be conducted for FirstEnergy Corp.’s (NYSE: FE) Ohio subsidiaries –The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Ohio Edison Company, and The Toledo Edison Company – to procure full requirements service for their Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers. The winning PIPP supplier will be obligated ...