Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for ICFI Earnings

ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for ICF International in a report released on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bose now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.71 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.83. The consensus estimate for ICF International’s current full-year earnings is $7.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ICF International’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.70 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. StockNews.com lowered ICF International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on ICF International from $180.00 to $140.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of ICF International in a research note on Friday, February 28th. D. Boral Capital reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $174.00 target price on shares of ICF International in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barrington Research reduced their target price on ICF International from $174.00 to $102.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ICF International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $140.20.

ICF International Trading Down 3.9 %

Shares of ICFI opened at $84.83 on Wednesday. ICF International has a 12-month low of $75.91 and a 12-month high of $179.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 0.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $106.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $135.18.

ICF International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. ICF International’s payout ratio is 9.61%.

Institutional Trading of ICF International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ICFI. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of ICF International by 411.7% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 90,226 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,756,000 after acquiring an additional 72,595 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its position in shares of ICF International by 5,171.3% in the 4th quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 73,904 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,810,000 after buying an additional 72,502 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of ICF International by 2,331.0% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 65,176 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,770,000 after buying an additional 62,495 shares in the last quarter. Pier Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of ICF International in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,579,000. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of ICF International by 76,550.0% in the 4th quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 30,660 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,655,000 after buying an additional 30,620 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.12% of the company’s stock.

About ICF International

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.