William Blair Has Negative Outlook for Exponent Q2 Earnings

Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Exponent in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 2nd. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Exponent’s current full-year earnings is $1.98 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Exponent’s FY2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. Exponent had a return on equity of 27.27% and a net margin of 19.52%. The company had revenue of $137.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $134.63 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis.

Exponent Stock Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ:EXPO opened at $75.38 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $80.39 and a 200-day moving average of $89.24. Exponent has a twelve month low of $73.37 and a twelve month high of $115.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.56 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Exponent

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Exponent by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,345,503 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $476,284,000 after buying an additional 67,296 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Exponent by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,519,584 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $135,419,000 after buying an additional 13,932 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Exponent by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,188,373 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $105,884,000 after buying an additional 13,263 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Exponent by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 770,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $68,631,000 after buying an additional 53,227 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Exponent by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 739,710 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $65,908,000 after acquiring an additional 4,704 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Richard Reiss sold 1,736 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.93, for a total value of $149,174.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $154,674. This represents a 49.10 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Exponent Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.59%. Exponent’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.54%.

Exponent Company Profile

Exponent, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science and materials chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering.