Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer FCN or HURN?

FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.84%. Huron Consulting Group has a consensus target price of $171.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.50%. Given FTI Consulting's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than Huron Consulting Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Huron Consulting Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FCN or HURN?

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Huron Consulting Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Huron Consulting Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FCN or HURN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 4 more articles in the media than Huron Consulting Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for FTI Consulting and 4 mentions for Huron Consulting Group. Huron Consulting Group's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.73 indicating that Huron Consulting Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Huron Consulting Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FCN or HURN?

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huron Consulting Group has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FCN or HURN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.36	$280.09M	$7.10	21.91
Huron Consulting Group	$1.52B	1.73	$116.63M	$5.73	26.61

Is FCN or HURN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Huron Consulting Group's net margin of 6.60%. Huron Consulting Group's return on equity of 25.52% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTI Consulting	6.82%	12.88%	7.90%
Huron Consulting Group	6.60%	25.52%	9.50%

Summary

Huron Consulting Group beats FTI Consulting on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.