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Charles River CRL

US equityMarket cap rank #713CRO
$288.95 −$6.06 (-2.05%)
Market open · Oct 1, 12:20 pm ET · After hours $295.01 0.00%
Open$292.79
Prev close$295.01
Day range$288.87 – $297.00
Volume192.7K
Market cap$13.79B
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield–

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view). Triangles mark past earnings reports, colored by that day’s move; ticks mark ex-dividend dates — hover either for the date. Volume is the shaded bars under the price; switch on RSI or MACD above for a full-history oscillator panel, not just today’s reading.

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CRL at a glance

Shares of Charles River are down 2.05% at $288.95. The company is worth $13.79B, number 713 out of 800 on our list.

The stock's 52-week band runs $146.20 to $303.31, and the latest print sits 4.7% under the top end of it. Holders are ahead 69.5% over twelve months, and up 26.1% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($273.49) and 200-day ($209.04) moving averages; RSI is 61, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 32% annualized volatility.

In ANNUAL, ended Dec 2025 the company brought in $4.02B of revenue, down 0.9% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $142.16M.

15 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $319.85, sits 10.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

BeStock Grade

B
BeStock Grade

Composite of 3 factors below, ranked against the 800 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.

B
Valuation

Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.

A
Momentum

Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.

B
Wall Street

15 analysts, consensus Buy.

How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.

CRL is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.

Since 2020-07-06, the strategy has returned 1524.8% (321.7% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated weekly — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.

Price Forecast

What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock

Analyst price target (avg)$319.85+10.7% vs. current price
Consensus ratingBuy15 analysts covering
Morningstar fair value$145.00Price is above fair value

Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $319.85, 10.7% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $145.00, so shares trade 99.3% above that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 19th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).

Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-2.1%
1 week
+4.2%
1 month
+0.2%
3 months
+26.1%
6 months
+67.5%
Year to date
+44.9%
1 year
+69.5%
Day range
$288.87$297.00
52-week range
$146.20$303.31

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

7 bullish · 0 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+1.8%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+5.7%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+38.2%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)60.8Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)5.10Bullish
Bollinger band position65%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$288.43 / $288.99
Average price today$293.51
Volume192.7KAvg (90d) 912.3K
Turnover$56.55M
Turnover rate0.41%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.46vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.76%
Market cap$13.79B
Float market cap$13.65B
Shares outstanding47.22M
EPS (TTM)-$2.91
P/B4.86
Book value / share$59.48
Earnings yield-0.08%
Net profit (TTM)-$138.92M
Net assets$2.84B
30-day volatility32.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)3.50%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-33.9%-3.2% from 1y peak

Quote as of Oct 1, 2026 12:20 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How CRL ranks on BeStock

Market value#713 of 800
Closeness to 52-week high#55 of 799
Dollar volume today#548 of 800

Ranks are among the 800 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

CRL stock: common questions

How is Charles River stock doing today?

$288.95 is the latest print for CRL, a move of -2.05% against yesterday's close of $295.01. Today's low and high so far: $288.87 and $297.00.

How large is Charles River by market value?

Equity value comes to $13.79B at the current price. By that measure it is number 713 of the 800 names in our coverage.

How far is CRL from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $146.20 and the ceiling $303.31. Shares are 4.7% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Charles River shares?

Our data shows no dividend paid by Charles River over the trailing twelve months.

What is the analyst view on Charles River?

Of 15 analysts, 93% say buy, 7% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $319.85, with the most cautious at $265.00 and the most optimistic at $357.00.

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