Business Process Outsourcing & Consulting Stocks Q2 In Review: CRA (NASDAQ:CRAI) Vs Peers
Let’s dig into the relative performance of CRA (NASDAQ:CRAI) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q2 business process outsourcing & consulting earnings season.
The sector stands to benefit from ongoing digital transformation, increasing corporate demand for cost efficiencies, and the growing complexity of regulatory and cybersecurity landscapes. For those that invest wisely, AI and automation capabilities could emerge as competitive advantages, enhancing process efficiencies for the companies themselves as well as their clients. On the flip side, AI could be a headwind as well as the technology could lower the barrier to entry in the space and give rise to more self-service solutions. Additional challenges in the years ahead could include wage inflation for highly skilled consultants and potential regulatory scrutiny on outsourcing practices—especially in industries like finance and healthcare where who has access to certain data matters greatly.
The 8 business process outsourcing & consulting stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.6% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 1.5% below.
In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady as they are up 4.9% on average since the latest earnings results.
CRA (NASDAQ:CRAI)
Often retained for high-stakes matters with multibillion-dollar implications, CRA International (NASDAQ:CRAI) provides economic, financial, and management consulting services to corporations, law firms, and government agencies for litigation, regulatory proceedings, and business strategy.
CRA reported revenues of $210.8 million, up 12.8% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 6%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter for the company with a narrow beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
CRA Total Revenue
CRA pulled off the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 4.8% since reporting and currently trades at $168.12.
Founded in 2002 during a time of significant regulatory change in corporate America, Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is a professional services company that helps organizations develop growth strategies, optimize operations, and implement digital transformation solutions.
Huron reported revenues of $475 million, up 15.4% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 3.2%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates.
Huron Total Revenue
Huron delivered the fastest revenue growth and highest full-year guidance raise in the group. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 24.8% since reporting. It currently trades at $151.50.
With a team of approximately 450,000 employees across 75 countries, Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC) designs and delivers customer experience solutions that help global brands manage their customer interactions across digital channels and contact centers.
Concentrix reported revenues of $2.46 billion, up 1.9% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a softer quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EPS guidance for next quarter estimates and full-year revenue guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations.
Concentrix delivered the weakest guidance update and weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. As expected, the stock is down 6.4% since the results and currently trades at $23.61.
Originally spun off from General Electric in 2005 to provide business process services, Genpact (NYSE:G) is a global professional services firm that helps businesses transform their operations through digital technology, AI, and data analytics solutions.
Genpact reported revenues of $1.34 billion, up 7.1% year on year. This result topped analysts’ expectations by 0.8%. More broadly, it was a mixed quarter as it also logged a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter meeting analysts’ expectations.
Genpact achieved the highest guidance raise of the whole group. The stock is down 5.6% since reporting and currently trades at $34.14.
With over 120 offices across 33 states and a team of more than 6,700 professionals, CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) provides accounting, tax, benefits, insurance brokerage, and advisory services to help small and mid-sized businesses manage their finances and operations.
CBIZ reported revenues of $682.2 million, flat year on year. This print missed analysts’ expectations by 2.3%. More broadly, it was actually a satisfactory quarter as it put up a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
CBIZ had the weakest performance against analyst estimates and slowest revenue growth in the group. The stock is up 17.2% since reporting and currently trades at $54.73.
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