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

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

Huron Consulting Group vs. Its Competitors

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Huron Consulting Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Huron Consulting Group had 15 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Huron Consulting Group and 19 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Huron Consulting Group'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
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Huron Consulting Group
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting$3.70B1.47$280.09M$7.1023.73
Huron Consulting Group$1.52B1.45$116.63M$5.7322.32

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus price target of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.16%. Huron Consulting Group has a consensus price target of $170.75, indicating a potential upside of 33.51%. Given Huron Consulting Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Huron Consulting Group 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
Huron Consulting Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 Consulting6.82% 12.88% 7.90%
Huron Consulting Group 6.60%25.52%9.50%

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huron Consulting Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FTI Consulting and Huron Consulting Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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HURN vs. The Competition

MetricHuron Consulting GroupConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.19B$7.18B$16.00B$9.54B
Dividend YieldN/A1.78%2.83%4.13%
P/E Ratio22.3221.3221.8522.30
Price / Sales1.452.6643.2398.89
Price / Cash15.2916.7627.4058.35
Price / Book4.665.415.675.60
Net Income$116.63M$272.15M$196.72M$265.26M
7 Day Performance-4.66%-3.39%-1.39%-1.00%
1 Month Performance-8.44%-6.28%-1.95%6.09%
1 Year Performance22.13%-7.68%35.18%23.81%

Huron Consulting Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.3431 of 5 stars
$127.89
+1.1%
$170.75
+33.5%
+16.6%$2.19B$1.52B22.327,230Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.7922 of 5 stars
$166.14
+0.4%
$175.50
+5.6%
-25.0%$5.36B$3.70B21.148,374
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.7717 of 5 stars
$9.10
-0.1%
$11.86
+30.3%
-23.0%$4.07B$2.38B10.356,247Positive News
EXPO
Exponent
3.1317 of 5 stars
$70.58
+3.3%
N/A-31.9%$3.47B$558.51M34.171,168Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
CBZ
CBIZ
3.9196 of 5 stars
$63.27
+2.5%
$86.00
+35.9%
-11.0%$3.33B$1.81B15.9110,000Positive News
Earnings Report
VSEC
VSE
1.9393 of 5 stars
$156.85
+7.2%
$145.00
-7.6%
+99.5%$3.02B$1.08B43.531,400Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
ICFI
ICF International
4.5009 of 5 stars
$89.97
+1.7%
$127.20
+41.4%
-43.9%$1.63B$2.02B11.649,300News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
CRAI
Charles River Associates
3.5896 of 5 stars
$177.14
+4.1%
$228.00
+28.7%
+15.6%$1.12B$687.41M21.54940News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
ACTG
Acacia Research
1.0589 of 5 stars
$3.56
+3.8%
N/A-27.0%$329.87M$122.31M26.391,036News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
MG
Mistras Group
2.9493 of 5 stars
$7.98
+1.9%
N/A-20.8%$245.31M$729.64M12.234,800Upcoming Earnings
FC
Franklin Covey
3.7504 of 5 stars
$18.55
-0.4%
$31.00
+67.2%
-55.1%$235.39M$287.23M17.241,084Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:HURN) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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