Charles River
- Market cap
- 14.34B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -62.56
- P/Bi
- 5.05
- EPSi
- -2.91
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 82%
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Charles River shares were changing hands at 300.30, down 1.53% on the day. Its market capitalisation is about 14.34B, the #1174 most valuable US-listed company we track. The trailing P/E of -61.20 is 470% below its five-year average of 16.55. Wall Street's 15-analyst consensus lands on Buy, with a price target averaging 319.85 (+7% from here). Over the past year the stock has ranged from 146.20 to 333.30; it now sits 82% up that band.
✦ StockVane Quant Insights how this is computed
- Twelve-month momentum in the top 11% of the universe, above its 200-day average.
- Signal has read BUY for 2 months.
- Recent price momentum is +53.9% on average (3-month/1-year).
- Main-fund capital flow has been a net inflow over the last 45 sessions.
- Short interest has fallen to 4.7% of float.
- Analyst tilt is Buy.
- Price is above its 20-day average and above its 60-day average.
- The 20-day average is above the 60-day average, a short-term uptrend.
Computed by a StockVane algorithm from historical price, valuation and analyst data - not a person, not a forecast guarantee, and not investment advice.
Factor grades
Ranked against 977 U.S. stocks StockVane covers.
Valuation C-
How expensive the stock is versus earnings, sales and its own 5-year history.
| Forward P/E | 33.7x | Better than 15% |
| Price / Sales | 3.5x | Better than 42% |
Growth C-
How fast revenue, profit and free cash flow are compounding.
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) | 0.3% | Better than 22% |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) | -70.2% | Better than 0% |
| Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) | 20.7% | Better than 65% |
Profitability D
How much profit the business keeps from each dollar of sales and capital.
| Gross margin | 33.0% | Better than 32% |
| Operating margin | 10.0% | Better than 34% |
| Net margin | -3.6% | Better than 10% |
| Return on equity | -4.4% | Better than 11% |
| Return on invested capital | -1.1% | Better than 13% |
Momentum A+
Recent price strength, skipping the latest month to avoid short-term noise.
| 3-month return | 35.9% | Better than 95% |
| 6-month return | 83.3% | Better than 95% |
| 12-month return (ex latest month) | 64.9% | Better than 87% |
| Distance below 52-week high | 0.5% | Better than 99% |
Financial Health B-
Balance-sheet strength: leverage, liquidity and interest coverage.
| Current ratio | 1.3x | Better than 43% |
| Debt to assets | 36.0% | Better than 43% |
| Interest coverage | 0.1x | Better than 12% |
| Free cash flow / net income | 4,871.4% | Better than 100% |
Analyst View C+
What the Street thinks: share of Buy ratings and upside to the average target.
| Analysts rating Buy | 93.3% | Better than 78% |
| Upside to average target | 2.9% | Better than 7% |
Grades are relative rankings, not forecasts: A+ is the top 5% of the covered stocks on a factor, F the bottom 3%. Valuation is not adjusted for sector, so capital-light software tends to grade lower there than utilities. Recomputed every 6 hours from our market data. Not investment advice, and not tailored to your financial situation, goals, or risk tolerance.
Price chart
Performance
Key statistics
Price & volume
- Prev close
- 304.96
- Open
- 303.38
- Day range
- 294.28 - 305.18
- Avg price
- 300.49
- Volume
- 1.24M
- Turnover
- 373.28M
- Turnover ratei
- 2.63%
- Volume ratioi
- 1.17
- Amplitudei
- 3.57%
- 52-week rangei
- 146.20 - 333.30
Valuation
- P/Ei
- -103.20
- P/E (TTM)i
- -62.56
- P/Bi
- 5.05
- EPSi
- -2.91
- Book value / shi
- 59.48
- Net profit
- -138.92M
- Net assets
- 2.84B
Share structure
- Market cap
- 14.34B
- Float capi
- 14.17B
- Shares out
- 47.74M
- Float sharesi
- 47.20M
Dividend & listing
- Div yield (TTM)i
- 0.00%
- Dividend (TTM)
- 0.00
- Listing date
- 1970-01-01
9.9% below the 52-week high
Trading activity
Net capital flow main funds, last 45 sessions
+9.27M net over the window
Short interest
- Shares short
- 2.23M
- % of floati
- 4.67%
- Days to coveri
- 2.75
- As of
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
What is the current stock price of Charles River (CRL)?
Charles River last traded at 300.30. The quote on this page refreshes every few seconds while US markets are open.
What is Charles River's market cap?
About 14.34B.
What is the P/E ratio of Charles River?
The trailing twelve-month P/E is -62.56, below its own 5-year average of 16.55 — toward the bottom of its historical range (18.83% percentile). See the Valuation tab for the full history.
Does Charles River pay a dividend?
Charles River does not currently pay a regular dividend.
Is Charles River a buy according to analysts?
The consensus of 15 analysts is a Buy rating, with an average 12-month price target of 319.85, which implies 6.5% upside from the current price. This is not investment advice.
What is Charles River's StockVane Quant Rating?
The StockVane Momentum strategy currently rates Charles River a B (Buy). Twelve-month momentum in the top 11% of the universe, above its 200-day average. Not investment advice.
Quote time 2026-10-08 04:00:06 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.