Crawford & Co (CRD-B) valuation

CRD-B: overvalued.

Figures as of the 2026-09-22 close.

How is CRD-B's intrinsic value calculated?

Book value at 1.77x, the multiple a 13.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $6.68; the price of $12.43 is 86% above that value. The value is recomputed every night after the US close, from the company's own filings with the SEC and the day's closing price.

Is CRD-B in the buy zone?

We call it the buy zone when the price is at least 20% below our estimate of intrinsic value. CRD-B trades at $12.43 against a value of $6.68, a margin of safety of -86.0%: it is not in the buy zone. A margin of safety is room for our estimate to be wrong, not a forecast.

At what price would CRD-B be in the buy zone?

At $5.35 or lower, which is 20% below our estimate of $6.68. That is 57% under today's price of $12.43, if our estimate does not change. It will: it moves with every annual report.