CRL · Charles River Laboratories International Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $14.00B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 47.92M |
| Beta | 1.40 |
| Volatility | 35.1% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Life Sciences Tools & Services |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 69 |
| Price | 289.04 |
| Change | −1.47% |
| Prev Close | 293.35 |
| Open | 294.21 |
| Day Low | 285.56 |
| Day High | 295.77 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $258.4M |
| 52W High | 303.31 |
| 52W Low | 144.26 |
| 52W Pos | 91.0% |
| From High | −4.70% |
| From Low | +100.36% |
| Max DD 1Y | −33.88% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +0.54% |
| SMA 50 | +14.20% |
| SMA 200 | +44.84% |
| RSI (14) | 65.0 |
| Vol 30D | 44.4% |
| Vol 90D | 46.6% |
| 1Y Range | 144–303 |
| Daily bars | 507 |
| Perf Week | −1.03% |
| Perf Month | +12.52% |
| Perf Quarter | +57.89% |
| Perf Half Y | +68.15% |
| Perf Year | +80.73% |
| Perf YTD | +42.79% |
| Prev Day | −1.47% |
| Clavix | B- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.51 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.29 |
| Int Cover | -0.4× |
| FCF Margin | 18.4% |
| Rev Growth | −0.0% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 12 / 19 |
What CRL does
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides drug discovery, non-clinical development, and safety testing services in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
The Research Models and Services segment produces and sells rodents, and purpose-bred rats and mice for use by researchers.
This segment also provides a range of services to assist its clients in supporting the use of research models in research and screening pre-clinical drug candidates, including genetically engineered models and services, insourcing solutions, and research animal diagnostic services; and engages in development and production of cell therapies.
The Discovery and Safety Assessment segment offers in vitro and in vivo discovery services for the discovery, development, and safety testing of novel drugs, molecule compounds, oligonucleotides, and biotherapeutics, and antibodies through delivery of preclinical drug and therapeutic candidates ready for safety assessment; safety assessment services, such as toxicology, pathology, safety pharmacology, bioanalysis, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics services; and vivarium space services.
The Manufacturing Solutions segment provides in vitro methods for conventional and rapid quality control testing of sterile and non-sterile pharmaceuticals and consumer products; offers specialized testing of biologics that are outsourced by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; and contract development and manufacturing products and services.
The company has strategic collaborations with Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles across its contract development and manufacturing organization.
Additionally, it has a strategic alliance with Francis Crick Institute (Crick), Inc. for the development of Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) drug discovery and development.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCRL grades B-, 69 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (66), most exposed on Price Stability (51, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Life Sciences Tools & Services median. Ranks 12 of 19 in Life Sciences Tools & Services by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CRL | Life Sciences Tools & Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.40 | 1.19 |
| Volatilityannualized | 35.1% | 29.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −33.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.53% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 5421% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CRL | Life Sciences Tools & Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.40 | 1.19 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate47% of 19 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Life Sciences Tools & Services names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CRL | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −1.0% |
| 1 month | +12.5% |
| Year to date | +42.8% |
| 1 year | +80.7% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CRL | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 14 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 23 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 23 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 19 Life Sciences Tools & Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CRL | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −0.0% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Life Sciences Tools & Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Life Sciences Tools & Services
19 companies| Metric | CRL | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.40 | 1.19 | |
| Volatility | 35.1% | 29.7% | |
| Debt / equity | 0.51 | 0.51 | |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 1.89 | |
| FCF margin | 18.4% | 19.5% | |
| Interest coverage | -0.4× | 3.5× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article weighs whether to add Charles River (CRL) stock now, pointing to improving demand in its Drug Safety Assessment (DSA) business, the lab work that checks drug candidates for safety before human trials, and strategic investments as positives, while flagging an uneven recovery and volatile costs for non-human primates (NHPs, the monkeys and other primates used in drug research) as key risks.
Analyst firm Zacks Research raised its earnings-per-share estimate for Charles River Laboratories (CRL) for the second quarter of 2028. The article body is truncated and does not include the specific numbers or further details.
Several analyst firms recently changed their ratings and price targets for Charles River Laboratories. TD Cowen raised its price target from $235 to $300 on August 10, 2026, while keeping a 'buy' rating. The article is truncated, so additional analyst updates may follow.
Charles River Laboratories announced a collaboration with Medigen Vaccine Biologics to characterize and validate the virus seed bank for Medigen's next-generation multivalent enterovirus vaccine, providing advanced analytical support including Next-Generation Sequencing for key Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls activities.
Charles River Laboratories announced a collaboration with Medigen Vaccine Biologics to develop next-generation enterovirus vaccines using advanced analytics and next-generation sequencing, with a stated goal of reducing reliance on animal studies.
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