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Charles River Laboratories Inte (CRL) stock analysis

$344.87+9.33%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • CRL gained 21.0% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 8th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +87.3%, 71.5 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 0.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 6 analysts raised earnings estimates and 3 cut; forward EPS moved +0.6% (+3.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Research & clinical outsourcing segment of the Medtech, Diagnostics & Care, where the 1-month median return is +11.7%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Breakout retest (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$16.6B
12-month return+87.3%
Forward P/E27.2×
Mean target vs price−14.0%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

CRL+21.0%
Sector median−8.7%
S&P 5000.0%
CRL+50.4%
Sector median−5.4%
S&P 500+4.7%
CRL+86.6%
Sector median−1.5%
S&P 500+8.7%
CRL+87.3%
Sector median+1.7%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 5008 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Healthcare49 / 720

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · Breakout retestConfirmed

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
This pattern on this stock

39 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.9%, positive 54% of the time, against +1.5% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$12.76
30-day change+0.6%
90-day change+3.5%
Mean target$296.64 −14.0%
Raised (30d) 6Cut (30d) 3

14 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Medtech, Diagnostics & Care · Tools & research

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Laboratory & analytical tools+6.4%
TMO+5.4%1 monthDHR+6.0%1 monthA+6.4%1 monthWAT+7.5%1 monthMTD+12.6%1 monthRVTY+9.3%1 monthTECH+0.1%1 month
Its segment
Research & clinical outsourcing+11.7%
CRL+21.0%1 monthIQV+2.4%1 month

Drug research, clinical and data services form a research-services branch.

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Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−33.9%
Volatility, 60D44.3%
From 52-week high0.0%
From 52-week low+130.0%
Forward P/E27.2×

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