CRL Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 17 analysts polled by S&P Global, CRL stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $212.27. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 18.01% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $135 (-24.95%) and the highest is $265 (+47.33%).

Price Target: $212.27 (+18.01%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$135	$212.27	$220	$265
Change	-24.95%	+18.01%	+22.31%	+47.33%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	10	10	10	10	10	10
Buy	1	1	1	1	2	3
Hold	7	7	7	6	4	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	18	18	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Luo CFA CLSA	CLSA	Buy Upgrades $167 → $219	Buy	Upgrades	$167 → $219	+21.75%	May 29, 2026
Kallum Titchmarsh Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $185 → $168	Hold	Maintains	$185 → $168	-6.34%	May 12, 2026
Max Smock William Blair	William Blair	Buy Reiterates n/a	Buy	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	May 11, 2026
Charles Rhyee TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Buy Maintains $235	Buy	Maintains	$235	+30.65%	May 11, 2026
Elizabeth Anderson CFA Evercore ISI	Evercore ISI	Buy Maintains $200 → $220	Buy	Maintains	$200 → $220	+22.31%	May 8, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.88B

from 4.02B

-3.30%

from 4.02B

Revenue Next Year

3.97B

from 3.88B

2.16%

from 3.88B

EPS This Year

11.22

from -2.91

EPS Next Year

12.44

from 11.22

10.90%

from 11.22

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	3.54B	3.98B	4.13B	4.05B	4.02B	3.88B	3.97B
Revenue Growth	21.08%	12.31%	3.86%	-1.92%	-0.85%	-3.30%	2.16%
EPS	7.60	9.48	9.22	0.20	-2.91	11.22	12.44
EPS Growth	5.56%	24.74%	-2.74%	-97.83%	-	-	10.90%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	16.04	14.46
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	20

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	4.1B	4.2B
Avg	3.9B	4.0B
Low	3.7B	3.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	2.3%	9.3%
Avg	-3.3%	2.2%
Low	-7.0%	-3.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	11.89	14.67
Avg	11.22	12.44
Low	10.79	11.42

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	-	30.7%
Avg	-	10.9%
Low	-	1.8%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Financial forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.