ICF International Inc. Stock Upgraded (ICFI)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- ICF International (Nasdaq:ICFI) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year, impressive record of earnings per share growth, attractive valuation levels and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 15.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 16.9%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
• The stock has risen over the past year as investors have generally rewarded the company for its earnings growth and other positive factors like the ones we have cited in this report. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
• ICF INTERNATIONAL INC has improved earnings per share by 15.4% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, ICF INTERNATIONAL INC increased its bottom line by earning $1.75 versus $1.39 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.09 versus $1.75).
• The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500, but is less than that of the Professional Services industry average. The net income increased by 15.7% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $7.73 million to $8.94 million.

ICF International Inc. provides management, technology, and policy professional services to government, commercial, and international clients. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.8, equal to the average diversified services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. ICF International has a market cap of $497.4 million and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry. Shares are down 0.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

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