Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HURN or FCN?

In the previous week, Huron Consulting Group had 11 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Huron Consulting Group and 4 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Huron Consulting Group's score of 0.59 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huron Consulting Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HURN or FCN?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, HURN or FCN?

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
Huron Consulting Group	$1.52B	1.71	$116.63M	$5.73	26.16
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.40	$280.09M	$7.10	22.61

Is HURN or FCN 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
Huron Consulting Group	6.60%	25.52%	9.50%
FTI Consulting	6.82%	12.88%	7.90%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HURN or FCN?

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

Do analysts prefer HURN or FCN?

Huron Consulting Group presently has a consensus target price of $171.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.40%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.32%. Given Huron Consulting Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Huron Consulting Group is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

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

Summary

Huron Consulting Group beats FTI Consulting on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.