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Best Consulting Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top consulting service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best consulting service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Consulting Services

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Consulting Services is Zen Rated B and is the 34th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
HURN	HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC	$134.79	$45.50	196.27%	19.48x	18.86x	1.54x	4.70x	7.40x	$193.00M	8.03%	$494.28M	27.74	$2.92B	13.50
CRAI	CRA INTERNATIONAL INC	$162.20	$61.79	162.50%	23.78x	20.92x	1.61x	5.19x	2.49x	$33.11M	2.99%	$212.07M	31.09	$1.18B	12.09
ICFI	ICF INTERNATIONAL INC	$84.96	$60.17	41.19%	14.45x	12.19x	0.79x	1.59x	1.13x	$150.11M	9.42%	$982.46M	52.41	$2.15B	9.72
FORR	FORRESTER RESEARCH INC	$9.35	N/A	N/A	-31.17x	12.64x	0.41x	0.77x	N/A	-$7.26M	-4.06%	$229.54M	12.02	$181.19M	5.06
BAH	BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP	$120.02	$59.33	102.28%	17.83x	17.44x	1.29x	12.56x	2.01x	$844.17M	5.55%	$1.21B	9.55	$18.34B	11.49
TRU	TRANSUNION	$82.96	$38.57	115.07%	43.89x	23.04x	3.80x	3.69x	1.07x	$509.20M	3.15%	$4.39B	22.48	$20.71B	16.06
EFX	EQUIFAX INC	$260.13	$87.56	197.09%	52.66x	34.52x	5.63x	6.49x	1.56x	$808.90M	2.51%	$4.98B	40.14	$37.08B	21.32
FCN	FTI CONSULTING INC	$166.28	$57.38	189.79%	22.38x	20.88x	1.55x	2.65x	3.84x	$156.13M	2.74%	$2.15B	62.70	$5.91B	15.32
VCIG	VCI GLOBAL LTD	$4.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02x	0.03x	N/A	$3.94M	1,248.31%	$11.75M	163.22	$117.32k	0.03
FC	FRANKLIN COVEY CO	$20.31	$9.52	113.41%	15.04x	42.61x	0.93x	3.64x	3.80x	$31.71M	11.92%	$72.53M	5.54	$227.54M	5.78
VRSK	VERISK ANALYTICS INC	$296.43	$54.43	444.66%	43.98x	42.29x	14.62x	415.41x	6.45x	$920.10M	2.18%	$100.10M	0.70	$44.54B	26.72
RGP	RESOURCES CONNECTION INC	$5.74	N/A	N/A	-1.75x	-74.77x	0.34x	0.68x	N/A	$2.77M	1.46%	$277.83M	8.44	$143.71M	-1.29
GRNQ	GREENPRO CAPITAL CORP	$0.94	N/A	N/A	-10.44x	N/A	2.03x	1.38x	N/A	-$1.10M	-15.43%	$5.16M	0.68	$6.03M	-13.00
SBC	SBC MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$3.19	N/A	N/A	6.65x	7.98x	1.50x	1.69x	N/A	$17.17M	5.58%	$195.11M	2.02	$217.69M	2.68
AERT	AERIES TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.74	$37.42	-98.02%	0.45x	N/A	0.46x	47.65x	0.01x	-$7.92M	-24.05%	$692.00k	0.02	$49.00M	3.00
INTJ	INTELLIGENT GROUP LTD	$0.53	N/A	N/A	-133.50x	N/A	2.57x	0.84x	N/A	-$160.82k	-2.43%	$8.33M	0.66	-$819.68k	38.57
ROMA	ROMA GREEN FINANCE LTD	$1.22	N/A	N/A	-4.86x	N/A	13.86x	1.92x	N/A	-$4.10M	-28.77%	$7.61M	0.65	$10.94M	-4.00

Consulting Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best consulting service stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best consulting service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN)

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is the #1 top consulting service stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 10 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 35.

HURN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Huron Consulting Group has seen its stock return 61.85% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 108 percentage points.

Huron Consulting Group has an average 1 year price target of $169.25, an upside of 25.57% from Huron Consulting Group's current stock price of $134.79.

Huron Consulting Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Huron Consulting Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI)

Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI) is the #2 top consulting service stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 21 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 35.

CRAI passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cra International has seen its stock return 11.32% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 58 percentage points.

Cra International has an average 1 year price target of $224.00, an upside of 38.1% from Cra International's current stock price of $162.20.

Cra International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cra International, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI)

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is the #3 top consulting service stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 1 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 35.

ICFI passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Icf International has seen its stock lose -40.75% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 5 percentage points.

Icf International has an average 1 year price target of $118.00, an upside of 38.89% from Icf International's current stock price of $84.96.

Icf International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Icf International, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the consulting service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 5 consulting service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consulting service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI)

Cra International (NASDAQ:CRAI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.12%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the consulting service industry average of 1.71%. Cra International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cra International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cra International's dividend payout ratio of 25.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI)

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.66%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the consulting service industry average of 1.71%. Icf International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Icf International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Icf International's dividend payout ratio of 9.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Equifax (NYSE:EFX)

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) has an annual dividend yield of 0.6%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the consulting service industry average of 1.71%. Equifax's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Equifax's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Equifax's dividend payout ratio of 31.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consulting service stocks up?

Consulting service stocks were up 0.49% in the last day, and up 1.48% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why consulting service stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued consulting service stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued consulting service stocks right now are:

1. Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI)

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is the most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Icf International has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Icf International's stock has dropped -40.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 5 percentage points.

2. Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR)

Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) is the second most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Forrester Research has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Forrester Research's stock has dropped -45.88% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the consulting service industry.

3. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH)

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH) is the third most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding has a valuation score of 29, which is -2 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 31. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's stock has dropped -18.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 27 percentage points.

Are consulting service stocks a good buy now?

40% of consulting service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect consulting service stocks to rise by 18.25% over the next year.

8.33% of consulting service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of consulting service stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the consulting services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the consulting services industry is 40.4x.

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