CRL Earnings Preview
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. · Healthcare · $9B
CRL Earnings
Thursday, May 07 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.94
$1.91 – $2.11
Revenue Estimate
$977M
Current Price
$183.10
Our Position
neutralBiotech R&D pullback pressures CRO growth engine
structured data
est. revisions rising
(+25.3pp / 30d)
CRL's exposure to cyclical biotech spending means near-term growth will soften if the sector's R&D budget climate doesn't recover soon. However, the uptick in hedge fund holding suggests informed capital sees the dip as temporary and the stock as undervalued — a potential sign that the spending headwind is priced in and reversible.
Watch: Watch for stabilization in biotech R&D spending trends in CRL's next earnings call. A rebound in client budgets or guidance that suggests pricing power in contract renewals would signal the bottom is in.
Data Signal Summary
1 bullish
1 bearish
Insider buying cluster
Price downtrend
Key Context
Analyst Consensus
mixed
Insider Activity
mixed
Price Trend
downtrend
From 52w High
-1.3%
Est. Revisions (30d)
+0.7% 2up/4dn
Analyst Target (mean)
$199 $135–$265 +9%
Options P/C Ratio
0.74
Est. Dispersion
10% 13 analysts
Insider Cluster
strong buy (officer)
Recent Activity
insider trades
72 transactions
Award
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PARISOTTO SHANNON M (Officer)
·1,727 shares
Other
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT (Chief Operating Officer)
·328 shares
Buy
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W (Officer)
·25 shares
·$4,364
Award
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FOSTER JAMES C (Chief Executive Officer)
·16,796 shares
·$2,999,934
Award
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PARISOTTO SHANNON M (Officer)
·4,236 shares
67 more
Award
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT
·9,500 shr
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·5,456 shr
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FOSTER JAMES C
·39,031 shr
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KNELL MICHAEL GUNNAR
·1,668 shr
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CREAMER VICTORIA L
·5,006 shr
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MINTZ MARK
·1,797 shr
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KNELL MICHAEL GUNNAR
·2,926 shr
·$499,995
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·400 shr
·$65,488
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·800 shr
·$126,080
Sell
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·400 shr
·$60,016
Other
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·385 shr
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CEESAY ABRAHAM N
·946 shr
·$127,748
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BARG STEVEN
·1,427 shr
·$192,702
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GRAVES PAUL W
·946 shr
·$127,748
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ENYEDY MARK J
·946 shr
·$127,748
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PARISOTTO SHANNON M
·5,603 shr
·$759,935
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT
·12,239 shr
·$1,659,976
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·6,709 shr
·$909,942
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PEASE FLAVIA H.
·7,152 shr
·$970,026
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FOSTER JAMES C
·17,253 shr
·$2,340,024
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KNELL MICHAEL GUNNAR
·2,064 shr
·$279,940
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CREAMER VICTORIA L
·6,252 shr
·$847,959
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KEMPS-POLANCO RESHEMA
·1,576 shr
·$212,728
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ANDREWS NANCY C
·946 shr
·$127,691
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LLADO GEORGE SR.
·1,465 shr
·$197,746
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MACKAY MARTIN
·1,761 shr
·$237,700
Award
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THOMPSON CRAIG B
·946 shr
·$127,691
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WILSON VIRGINIA M
·946 shr
·$127,691
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MASSARO GEORGE E
·140 shr
·$19,260
Sell
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MASSARO GEORGE E
·140 shr
·$19,703
Sell
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·500 shr
·$72,705
Other
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT
·430 shr
Buy
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT
·1,514 shr
·$249,250
Sell
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·4,400 shr
·$715,000
Buy
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FOSTER JAMES C
·6,075 shr
·$1,002,436
Award
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PARISOTTO SHANNON M
·1,758 shr
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT
·4,057 shr
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·2,738 shr
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PEASE FLAVIA H.
·2,704 shr
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FOSTER JAMES C
·19,608 shr
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KNELL MICHAEL GUNNAR
·811 shr
Award
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CREAMER VICTORIA L
·2,468 shr
Other
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FOSTER JAMES C
·4,500 shr
Other
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BARBO WILLIAM D
·470 shr
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WALLMAN RICHARD F.
·7,621 shr
·$1,647,418
Other
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WALLMAN RICHARD F.
·4,540 shr
Other
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FOSTER JAMES C
·2,500 shr
Sell
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·1,780 shr
·$354,861
Sell
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FOSTER JAMES C
·25,000 shr
·$6,250,000
Other
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·311 shr
Award
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BERTOLINI ROBERT J
·953 shr
·$217,675
Sell
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·1,304 shr
·$295,969
Award
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GIRSHICK BIRGIT
·3,838 shr
Award
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LAPLUME JOSEPH W
·2,111 shr
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PEASE FLAVIA H.
·2,159 shr
Award
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KNELL MICHAEL GUNNAR
·648 shr
Award
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CREAMER VICTORIA L
·1,967 shr
Sell
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MASSARO GEORGE E
·332 shr
·$78,225
Award
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KEMPS-POLANCO RESHEMA
·844 shr
·$192,778
Award
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ANDREWS NANCY C
·559 shr
·$127,681
Award
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LLADO GEORGE SR.
·865 shr
·$197,575
Award
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MACKAY MARTIN
·931 shr
·$212,650
Award
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THOMPSON CRAIG B
·559 shr
·$127,681
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WALLMAN RICHARD F.
·1,019 shr
·$232,750
Award
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KOCHEVAR DEBORAH TURNER
·559 shr
·$127,681
Award
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MASSARO GEORGE E
·559 shr
·$127,681
Award
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WILSON VIRGINIA M
·559 shr
·$127,681
analyst ratings
2 ratings
Barclays
→Overweight
8d ago
JP Morgan
→Neutral
9d ago
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