Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL)
NYSE: CRL · Real-Time Price · USD
215.75
+3.04 (1.43%)
At close: Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
213.05
-2.70 (-1.25%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT

CRL Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for CRL stock have an average target of 213.55, with a low estimate of 160 and a high estimate of 265. The average target predicts a decrease of -1.02% from the current stock price of 215.75.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $160 $213.55 $219 $265
Change -25.84% -1.02% +1.51% +22.83%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CRL stock from 17 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy 101010101010
Buy 111234
Hold 776432
Sell 000111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 181817171717

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Upgrades
$220$185
Buy Upgrades $220$185 -14.25% Jun 17, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$220
Buy Maintains $220 +1.97% Jun 8, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintains
n/a
Buy Maintains n/a n/a Jun 5, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$215
Buy Reiterates $215 -0.35% Jun 5, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Reiterates
$235
Buy Reiterates $235 +8.92% Jun 5, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.85B
from 4.02B
Decreased by -4.05%
Revenue Next Year
3.92B
from 3.85B
Increased by 1.86%
EPS This Year
11.09
from 10.28
Increased by 7.90%
EPS Next Year
12.31
from 11.09
Increased by 10.96%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 25, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 30, 2023 Dec 28, 2024 Dec 27, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
3.54B3.98B4.13B4.05B4.02B3.85B3.92B
Revenue Growth
21.08%12.31%3.86%-1.92%-0.85%-4.05%1.86%
EPS
7.609.489.220.20-2.916.139.17
EPS Growth
5.56%24.74%-2.74%-97.83%--49.46%
Forward PE
-----35.1723.53
No. Analysts -----1014
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028
High 3.9B 4.0B
Avg 3.9B 3.9B
Low 3.8B 3.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028
High
-2.6%
4.9%
Avg
-4.1%
1.9%
Low
-4.5%
-0.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202620272028
High 11.32 13.76
Avg 11.09 12.31
Low 10.94 11.65

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202620272028
High
10.1%
24.1%
Avg
7.9%
11.0%
Low
6.4%
5.0%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.