Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Competitors $146.43 +5.51 (+3.91%) As of 12:33 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HURN vs. FCN, CBZ, EXPO, DNB, VSEC, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, MG, and FCShould you be buying Huron Consulting Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huron Consulting Group include FTI Consulting (FCN), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (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. FTI Consulting CBIZ Exponent Dun & Bradstreet VSE ICF International CRA International Acacia Research Mistras Group Franklin Covey 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is FCN or HURN 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 FTI Consulting7.57% 13.15% 8.31% Huron Consulting Group 5.80%21.51%8.38% Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCN or HURN? Huron Consulting Group received 184 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Huron Consulting Group an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFTI ConsultingOutperform Votes23754.48% Underperform Votes19845.52% Huron Consulting GroupOutperform Votes42168.01% Underperform Votes19831.99% Does the media prefer FCN or HURN? In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 9 more articles in the media than Huron Consulting Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for FTI Consulting and 19 mentions for Huron Consulting Group. Huron Consulting Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.84 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Huron Consulting Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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. 2.5% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, FCN or HURN? 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 RatioFTI Consulting$3.67B1.54$274.89M$7.3122.60Huron Consulting Group$1.52B1.66$62.48M$6.6721.13 Which has more volatility and risk, FCN or HURN? FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huron Consulting Group has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FCN or HURN? FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.22%. Huron Consulting Group has a consensus target price of $169.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Given Huron Consulting Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 2.33Huron Consulting Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryHuron Consulting Group beats FTI Consulting on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Huron Consulting Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HURN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HURN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHuron Consulting GroupManagement consulting services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.53B$2.14B$22.15B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A2.94%2.59%4.22%P/E Ratio30.639.7530.6818.54Price / Sales1.6617.53171.49103.30Price / Cash19.8162.1331.5134.62Price / Book4.966.075.024.25Net Income$62.48M$106.41M$194.53M$248.18M7 Day Performance5.05%-0.43%0.23%1.03%1 Month Performance-4.64%2.86%2.48%2.70%1 Year Performance64.55%35.24%11.15%4.05% Huron Consulting Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HURNHuron Consulting Group4.3984 of 5 stars$146.43+3.9%$169.25+15.6%+61.8%$2.63B$1.52B31.925,660Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionFCNFTI Consulting3.3765 of 5 stars$164.91-0.2%$175.50+6.4%-22.3%$5.92B$3.70B21.147,640Buyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↑CBZCBIZ3.9051 of 5 stars$74.62-3.7%$86.00+15.3%-2.1%$4.03B$1.81B31.626,500Positive NewsEXPOExponent3.3866 of 5 stars$78.10-0.2%$120.00+53.6%-15.3%$3.97B$558.51M36.841,310Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownDNBDun & Bradstreet3.1313 of 5 stars$8.71-0.5%$11.86+36.1%-3.1%$3.89B$2.38B-145.146,360Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageVSECVSE1.5277 of 5 stars$103.19-4.6%$118.00+14.4%+50.8%$2.13B$1.08B124.332,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageICFIICF International3.8977 of 5 stars$83.37+0.5%$129.20+55.0%-40.7%$1.54B$2.02B14.657,700Earnings ReportNews CoverageCRAICRA International3.625 of 5 stars$161.04-1.0%$224.00+39.1%+11.3%$1.09B$687.41M23.89940Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementACTGAcacia Research1.2409 of 5 stars$2.93+1.4%N/A-36.1%$281.53M$122.31M5.53290Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMGMistras Group3.7472 of 5 stars$8.96-3.9%N/A+0.6%$280.50M$729.64M25.605,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageFCFranklin Covey3.8852 of 5 stars$19.79-2.8%$42.50+114.8%-47.2%$257.03M$286.20M13.461,150Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors CBZ Competitors EXPO Competitors DNB Competitors VSEC Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors MG Competitors FC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HURN) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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