ICF International’s (ICFI) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Barrington Research

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Barrington Research in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $102.00 price objective on the business services provider’s stock. Barrington Research’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 34.46% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on ICFI. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of ICF International from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of ICF International in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on shares of ICF International in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $115.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ICF International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.33.

ICF International Trading Down 2.2%

ICF International stock traded down $1.69 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $75.86. 138,595 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 154,561. ICF International has a 52-week low of $72.03 and a 52-week high of $101.71. The company has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.36 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.24.

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The business services provider reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.53 by ($0.06). ICF International had a net margin of 4.89% and a return on equity of 12.52%. The company had revenue of $443.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $440.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.87 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. ICF International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.55 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.950-7.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that ICF International will post 7.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of ICF International

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC grew its stake in ICF International by 46.6% during the 4th quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC now owns 481,086 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,037,000 after purchasing an additional 152,905 shares in the last quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ICF International by 126.6% in the 3rd quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 464,584 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $43,113,000 after buying an additional 259,581 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ICF International by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 458,175 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,089,000 after buying an additional 2,535 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of ICF International by 80.7% during the fourth quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 162,690 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $13,877,000 after buying an additional 72,664 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of ICF International by 4.8% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 85,896 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,276,000 after buying an additional 3,906 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.12% of the company’s stock.

ICF International Company Profile

ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI), commonly known as ICF, is a global consulting and digital services provider specializing in the intersection of strategy, technology, and policy. The firm delivers integrated services and solutions to government and commercial clients in areas such as energy and environment, health and social programs, transportation, infrastructure, technology, and marketing and communications. ICF’s offerings span strategic planning, data analytics, program evaluation, digital transformation, and implementation support.

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, ICF has grown through both organic expansion and targeted acquisitions to broaden its capabilities and geographic reach.