Q2 EPS Estimates for FTI Consulting Reduced by William Blair

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FTI Consulting in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.83. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for FTI Consulting's current full-year earnings is $8.55 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FTI Consulting's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.85 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on FCN. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of FTI Consulting from $194.00 to $173.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com lowered FTI Consulting from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial lowered FTI Consulting from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $225.00 to $178.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd.

FTI Consulting Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:FCN traded down $1.01 on Monday, hitting $165.41. The company had a trading volume of 389,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 239,042. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $163.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $184.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.21 and a beta of 0.18. FTI Consulting has a 1 year low of $151.75 and a 1 year high of $243.60.

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.50. The company had revenue of $898.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $906.93 million. FTI Consulting had a return on equity of 13.15% and a net margin of 7.57%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.23 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FTI Consulting

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in FTI Consulting during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of FTI Consulting by 65.3% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 205 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of FTI Consulting during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings in FTI Consulting by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 181 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in FTI Consulting by 394.0% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 247 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. 99.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Ajay Sabherwal sold 5,236 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $861,845.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 24,777 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,078,294.20. The trade was a 17.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.51% of the company's stock.

FTI Consulting announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, April 24th that allows the company to repurchase $400.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 6.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology, and Strategic Communications segments. The Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment provides business transformation and strategy, transactions, and turnaround and restructuring services.