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EXPO vs. FCN, DNB, CBZ, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, FC, and MG

Should you be buying Exponent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exponent include FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

Exponent vs. Its Competitors

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Exponent. FTI Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exponent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting$3.70B1.50$280.09M$7.3122.10
Exponent$558.51M6.74$109M$2.0536.18

Exponent received 70 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.17% of users gave Exponent an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes
237
54.48%
Underperform Votes
198
45.52%
ExponentOutperform Votes
307
63.17%
Underperform Votes
179
36.83%

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 6 more articles in the media than Exponent. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for FTI Consulting and 5 mentions for Exponent. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Exponent's score of 0.34 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Exponent
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exponent has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FTI Consulting presently has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.65%. Exponent has a consensus price target of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.79%. Given Exponent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Exponent is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FTI Consulting
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Exponent
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Exponent has a net margin of 18.87% compared to FTI Consulting's net margin of 7.14%. Exponent's return on equity of 25.33% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTI Consulting7.14% 13.07% 8.33%
Exponent 18.87%25.33%14.10%

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Exponent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Exponent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exponent beats FTI Consulting on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EXPO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EXPO vs. The Competition

MetricExponentConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.76B$7.54B$12.86B$8.54B
Dividend Yield1.65%1.76%2.66%4.23%
P/E Ratio36.1824.1027.3419.29
Price / Sales6.742.7351.97107.13
Price / Cash31.1717.3323.3526.73
Price / Book8.955.996.075.66
Net Income$109M$272.15M$188.65M$248.36M
7 Day Performance-0.54%-1.74%0.17%0.66%
1 Month Performance-2.66%-5.42%1.50%3.66%
1 Year Performance-22.92%-2.30%26.69%14.80%

Exponent Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EXPO
Exponent
3.9131 of 5 stars
$74.17
+1.8%
$120.00
+61.8%
-22.7%$3.76B$558.51M36.181,168
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.8477 of 5 stars
$162.14
+0.5%
$175.50
+8.2%
-23.2%$5.56B$3.67B20.797,640Positive News
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
2.9429 of 5 stars
$9.07
+0.3%
$11.86
+30.8%
-1.3%$4.05B$2.40B-151.066,360
CBZ
CBIZ
3.6073 of 5 stars
$68.48
-0.6%
$86.00
+25.6%
-7.7%$3.73B$2.16B29.026,500
VSEC
VSE
2.1885 of 5 stars
$134.02
-2.8%
$125.17
-6.6%
+64.5%$2.77B$1.17B167.532,500
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.5459 of 5 stars
$135.41
+0.5%
$170.75
+26.1%
+36.4%$2.34B$1.56B29.445,660
ICFI
ICF International
4.1724 of 5 stars
$86.08
-1.1%
$127.20
+47.8%
-40.3%$1.58B$2.01B15.137,700
CRAI
CRA International
3.2009 of 5 stars
$182.80
+1.2%
$228.00
+24.7%
+5.2%$1.24B$697.48M27.12940Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
ACTG
Acacia Research
1.333 of 5 stars
$3.72
+1.1%
N/A-27.8%$357.76M$222.41M7.02290News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
FC
Franklin Covey
3.5358 of 5 stars
$23.20
+2.5%
$42.50
+83.2%
-33.4%$301.34M$286.20M15.781,150
MG
Mistras Group
3.327 of 5 stars
$7.73
+0.8%
N/A-0.1%$242.12M$706.81M22.085,400

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This page (NASDAQ:EXPO) was last updated on 6/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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