CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI)
Industrials · Management Consulting / Specialized Professional Services · NASDAQ
Charles River Associates is a premier consulting firm providing expert economic, financial, and strategic analysis for high-stakes litigation, regulatory, and business challenges.
What CRA INTERNATIONAL INC does
CRA International, Inc. (operating as Charles River Associates) is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and government agencies. The company specializes in litigation, regulatory proceedings, business strategy, and performance improvement engagements. Its services often involve complex data analysis and expert testimony across a variety of industries.
Themes: litigation support, regulatory consulting, economic consulting, strategic business consulting
Fundamentals
- Price$177.56 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.1B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-2.5% 2025-10-08 close $182.18 → 2026-10-08 close $177.56
- P/E23.60 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+7.3% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+25.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.20 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.61 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.4%; at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CRAI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, CRAI's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 25%, free-cash-flow payout 75%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout25% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout75% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CRA INTERNATIONAL INC looks technically
CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) is trading 5.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 18 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-08-04, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 21.9% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $170.11 | $170.11 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $168.82 | $168.82 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 156.97. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 18 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 18 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 5.2% above | +5.2% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 17.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 62.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($156.97 to $179.19) — its "stochastic" reading is 93 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 92.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 8 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $227.29 | $227.29 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 21.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -21.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 34.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +34.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 21.9% below its highest point of the past year | 21.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-08-04, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 51 trading days ago | 51 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $227.29 (set on 2026-01-13) | $227.29 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($137.75 to $223.33), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 47% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $190.64 to $193.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 46.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 21.9% below its all-time high | -21.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $178.18 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2025-01-10, most recently on 2026-09-01. Since 2024-10-08 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.41 (set on 2012-07-12) | $13.41 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1224.1% above its all-time low | +1,224% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 53rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $5.66 between its high and its low — about 3.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $5.66 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $156.51 and $176.79 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $156.51 – $166.65 – $176.79 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.03× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.0% gap up opened on 2026-09-14 has been "filled" 17 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 17 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 4 sessions in a row, a +4.21% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 4.6 percentage points (the stock gained 5.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | +4.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 11.5 percentage points (the stock gained 15.4% while the market gained 3.8%) | +11.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.0 percentage points (the stock gained 8.4% while the market gained 17.5%) | -9.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 17.5 percentage points (the stock lost 2.5% while the market gained 15.0%) | -17.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.7% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.9% of the share price. | +0.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $165.40 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $169.25 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 45 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.9% |
Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $159.90 · 54 sessions in
Head and shoulders, bearish — broke down · entry $159.64 · 59 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
CRAI last closed at $177.56 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $178.18 | Resistance | 0.3% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-01-10 to 2026-09-01 |
| $172.99 | Support | 2.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-06-11 to 2025-10-10 |
| $183.30 | Resistance | 3.2% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-18 to 2025-06-03 |
| $168.42 | Support | 5.2% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-10-31 to 2026-05-04 |
| $190.45 | Resistance | 7.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-01-21 to 2025-09-08 |
| $155.67 | Support | 12.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-04-08 to 2026-09-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $156.97.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 7 trading days, since 2026-09-30.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
- Mean price target$250.50 range $245.00 – $256.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CRAI
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.07 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $2.07, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Reliance on key personnel and the ability to attract and retain consultants","Risk of professional liability or legal claims arising from professional services rendered","Fluctuations in demand for consulting services, particularly in the litigation and regulatory markets"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CRAI's 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the prior one filed 2026-05-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) states critical accounting policies are as of July 4, 2026 instead of April 4, 2026.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) compares Results of Operations for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year-to-date period ended July 4, 2026 versus June 28, 2025, whereas the older filing (2026-05-07) compared fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026 versus March 29, 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) presents a quarterly and year-to-date operating information table with data for July 4, 2026 and June 28, 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports Q2 fiscal 2026 revenues of $210.8 million, up $23.9 million or 12.8% from $186.9 million in Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports consultant headcount of 968 at end of Q2 fiscal 2026 versus 937 at end of Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports revenues outside the U.S. of approximately 22% and 19% of net revenues for Q2 fiscal 2026 and Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports fixed-price project revenues of 23% of net revenues in Q2 fiscal 2026 versus 16% in Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports costs of services of $148.7 million in Q2 fiscal 2026, up $20.2 million or 15.7% from $128.5 million in Q2 fiscal 2025, with cost detail including client reimbursable expenses up $0.5 million and indirect project expenses down $0.1 million.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports selling, general and administrative expense changes for Q2 fiscal 2026 including software subscriptions and data services up $1.1 million, miscellaneous and other fees down $0.7 million, and travel and entertainment down $0.5 million.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports Q2 fiscal 2026 commissions to non-employee experts of 1.3% of revenues versus 2.4% in Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports income tax provision of $6.6 million and ETR of 32.9% for Q2 fiscal 2026 versus $5.0 million and 29.2% for Q2 fiscal 2025, citing remeasurement of deferred tax assets from state apportionment.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports net income of $13.5 million and diluted EPS of $2.10 for Q2 fiscal 2026 versus $12.1 million and $1.79 for Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) reports weighted average diluted shares outstanding of approximately 6,407,000 for Q2 fiscal 2026 versus 6,753,000 for Q2 fiscal 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) includes a fiscal year-to-date Results of Operations section, reporting revenues increased $43.1 million or 11.7% to $411.8 million.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-07) included a Recent Accounting Standards paragraph describing adoption of ASU No. 2025-06 on January 4, 2026, which is replaced by a statement that no recent accounting standards impact the financial statements in the newer filing.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) compared Results of Operations for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026 versus March 29, 2025, which is absent from the newer filing.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported Q1 fiscal 2026 revenues of $201.0 million, up $19.1 million or 10.5% from $181.9 million in Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported consultant headcount of 971 at end of Q1 fiscal 2026 versus 947 at end of Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported revenues outside the U.S. of approximately 20% and 18% of net revenues for Q1 fiscal 2026 and Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported fixed-price project revenues of 18% of net revenues in Q1 fiscal 2026 versus 17% in Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported costs of services of $145.0 million in Q1 fiscal 2026, up $24.6 million or 20.4% from $120.4 million in Q1 fiscal 2025, including indirect project expenses up $2.6 million.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported selling, general and administrative expense detail for Q1 fiscal 2026 including travel and entertainment up $0.7 million, legal and professional service fees up $0.5 million, rent expense up $0.3 million, miscellaneous and other fees up $0.3 million.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported Q1 fiscal 2026 commissions to non-employee experts of 1.5% of revenues versus 2.0% in Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported income tax provision of $6.3 million and ETR of 36.0% for Q1 fiscal 2026 versus $6.6 million and 27.0% for Q1 fiscal 2025, citing valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction and prior year tax reserve.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported net income of $11.1 million and diluted EPS of $1.69 for Q1 fiscal 2026 versus $18.0 million and $2.62 for Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-07) reported weighted average diluted shares outstanding of approximately 6,588,000 for Q1 fiscal 2026 versus 6,862,000 for Q1 fiscal 2025.
- Reworded:
- The newer filing (2026-08-06) states 'There are no recent accounting standards that impact the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements,' whereas the older filing (2026-05-07) discussed the adoption of ASU 2025-06 and its non-material impact.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at the end of the fiscal year-to-date Revenues paragraph, so remaining fiscal year-to-date discussion in the newer filing is not available for full comparison.
- No figures are compared between the two periods beyond those explicitly present in each filing.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) states there were no material changes to the risk factors during the fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2026.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) includes under Item 5 disclosure of an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 31, 2026, providing for aggregate credit facilities of up to $400 million, consisting of a $325 million revolving credit facility and a $75 million term loan facility.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) states that at closing the Company borrowed $75 million under the term loan facility and $213 million was drawn under the revolving credit facility.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) states the revolving facility and term loan facility mature on July 31, 2031.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) states the applicable margin on Base Rate borrowings varies from 0.25% to 1.00% and on other rate borrowings varies from 1.25% to 2.00%, depending on consolidated net leverage ratio.
- Removed:
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-07) states there were no material changes to the risk factors during the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-07) includes under Item 5 disclosure of a Credit Agreement Amendment dated May 4, 2026, increasing the revolving credit facility commitments from $250 million to $300 million.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-07) states the Company must repay all borrowings under the revolving credit facility no later than August 19, 2027.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-07) includes an Item 6 Exhibits table listing exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 10.1, 10.2, 31.1, 31.2, 32.1, 32.2, and 101.
- Reworded:
- The risk factor statement in the newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) references the fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2026, while the older filing (filed 2026-05-07) references the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026.
- The newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) Item 2 repurchase table covers the fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2026 with periods April 5–May 2, May 3–May 30, and May 31–July 4, 2026, while the older filing (filed 2026-05-07) covers the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026 with periods January 4–January 31, February 1–February 28, and March 1–April 4, 2026.
- The newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) Item 5 discloses securities trading plans of directors and executive officers for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026, while the older filing (filed 2026-05-07) does not include this disclosure.
- The older filing (filed 2026-05-07) Item 5 describes a May 4, 2026 incremental amendment to the existing Credit Agreement, while the newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) Item 5 describes a July 31, 2026 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text is truncated mid-sentence in the provided source material.
- The older filing text is truncated in the Item 6 exhibits section and may contain additional content not shown.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 9 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 9 sells ($2M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 16 sells ($3M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-31. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding CRAI as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 1,567,298
- Reported value $223,026,553
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
CRAI had 298,157 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CRAI had 4.75% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.34 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 298,157
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.75%
- Prior settlement (shares) 298,927
- Reported change -0.26%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.34
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) do?
CRA International, Inc. (operating as Charles River Associates) is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and government agencies. The company specializes in litigation, regulatory proceedings, business strategy, and performance improvement engagements. Its services often involve complex data analysis and expert testimony across a variety of industries.
What sector is CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) in?
CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Management Consulting / Specialized Professional Services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does CRAI pay a dividend?
Yes — CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.38% and at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CRA INTERNATIONAL INC's (CRAI) competitors?
Notable peers of CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) include FTI Consulting, Berkeley Research Group, AlixPartners, NERA Economic Consulting and Cornerstone Research. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) overbought or oversold right now?
CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CRAI come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.