William Blair Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for ICFI

ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI) – Stock analysts at William Blair cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for ICF International in a report released on Friday, May 2nd. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $6.83 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.93. The consensus estimate for ICF International’s current full-year earnings is $7.44 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ICF International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.50 EPS.

ICFI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price (down previously from $200.00) on shares of ICF International in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Barrington Research cut their target price on ICF International from $174.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Truist Financial lowered their price target on ICF International from $97.00 to $85.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of ICF International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $129.20.

ICF International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ICFI opened at $79.86 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.04 and a beta of 0.49. ICF International has a 1-year low of $75.91 and a 1-year high of $179.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $115.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21.

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $487.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $487.28 million. ICF International had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 5.38%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.77 earnings per share.

ICF International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. ICF International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.61%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ICF International

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ICFI. Torray Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ICF International by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC now owns 13,100 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,562,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ICF International by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 21,065 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,511,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ICF International by 44.4% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,103 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $131,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of ICF International by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 5,222 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in ICF International by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 11,395 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,358,000 after buying an additional 626 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.12% of the company’s stock.

ICF International Company Profile

ICF International, Inc provides management, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, business, market, business, communication, and technology challenges.