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 companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HURN or FCN?

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Huron Consulting Group. Huron Consulting Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTI Consulting, 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	$1.56B	1.65	$62.48M	$6.67	22.42
FTI Consulting	$3.67B	1.55	$274.89M	$7.31	22.76

Does the media refer more to HURN or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 15 more articles in the media than Huron Consulting Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for FTI Consulting and 6 mentions for Huron Consulting Group. Huron Consulting Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.82 indicating that Huron Consulting Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huron Consulting Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HURN or FCN?

Huron Consulting Group has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HURN or FCN?

Huron Consulting Group received 185 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Huron Consulting Group an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Huron Consulting Group	Outperform Votes 422 67.95%	Underperform Votes 199 32.05%
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 237 54.48%	Underperform Votes 198 45.52%

Do analysts rate HURN or FCN?

Huron Consulting Group currently has a consensus price target of $170.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.19%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.50%. Given Huron Consulting Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is HURN or FCN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to Huron Consulting Group's net margin of 5.80%. Huron Consulting Group's return on equity of 21.51% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huron Consulting Group	5.80%	21.51%	8.38%
FTI Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%

Summary

Huron Consulting Group beats FTI Consulting on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.