Zacks Investment Research
23 Dec 2025, 15:41 UTC · 43w ago
Impact · against what's priced in
CRAI and HURN show positive momentum through improving analyst estimates and outperformance of their peers, though the broader Consulting Services industry remains in a bearish trend. The news is mildly positive as it highlights operational resilience in a declining sector.
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CRA International (CRAI) has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and seen its full-year earnings consensus estimate increase by 2.3% over the last 90 days.
More positive than 68% of claims this week
Huron Consulting (HURN) has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and has gained 44.1% year-to-date.
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CRAI is outperforming its sector with a 13% year-to-date gain and has seen its full-year earnings consensus estimate rise by 2.3% over the last 90 days.
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HURN is significantly outperforming the Business Services sector with a 44.1% year-to-date return and holds a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
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More positive than 56% of claims this week
The Consulting Services industry has lost an average of 26.6% year-to-date, while the broader Business Services sector has returned -6.7%.
More negative than 68% of claims this week
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More positive than 90% of ticker scores this week
The company has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), improving earnings estimates, and is significantly outperforming its sector and industry.
More positive than 90% of ticker scores this week
The company has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), increasing EPS estimates, and strong year-to-date returns of 44.1%.
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Price agrees with the score
$183.32 vs $179.00 close before publication (Dec 22) · not market-adjusted
HURN chart →−13.3%
Price is moving against the score
$183.36 vs $211.56 close before publication (Dec 22) · not market-adjusted
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