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

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

ICF International vs. Its Competitors

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 6.82% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.45%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.50% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTI Consulting6.82% 12.88% 7.90%
ICF International 5.45%14.50%6.91%

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than ICF International. ICF International 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$3.66B1.35$280.09M$7.1021.48
ICF International$2.02B0.79$110.17M$5.7515.01

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 3 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FTI Consulting and 6 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.57 indicating that ICF International 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ICF International
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.07%. ICF International has a consensus price target of $128.20, suggesting a potential upside of 48.50%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ICF International is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

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
ICF International
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 10 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

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ICFI vs. The Competition

MetricICF InternationalGovernment Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.59B$2.93B$20.36B$10.51B
Dividend Yield0.64%1.02%2.93%4.80%
P/E Ratio15.0119.0526.6027.36
Price / Sales0.790.891,877.97196.40
Price / Cash8.389.6131.1661.53
Price / Book1.652.078.226.82
Net Income$110.17M$149.68M$196.57M$276.89M
7 Day Performance-6.77%-6.73%-0.38%0.27%
1 Month Performance-13.41%-12.84%4.80%8.31%
1 Year Performance-48.61%-13.47%53.13%35.60%

ICF International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ICFI
ICF International
4.1062 of 5 stars
$86.33
-0.4%
$128.20
+48.5%
-48.4%$1.59B$2.02B15.019,300
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.9793 of 5 stars
$160.98
+0.6%
$175.50
+9.0%
-29.7%$5.18B$3.70B22.678,374News Coverage
VSEC
VSE
2.9842 of 5 stars
$163.35
-0.6%
$161.50
-1.1%
+74.1%$3.40B$1.08B145.851,400Analyst Forecast
EXPO
Exponent
2.6255 of 5 stars
$67.27
+0.3%
N/A-40.8%$3.39B$558.51M33.641,168
CBZ
CBIZ
2.3494 of 5 stars
$55.98
-1.3%
N/A-16.8%$3.06B$1.81B32.1710,000News Coverage
Positive News
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
3.8545 of 5 stars
$150.20
-0.1%
$171.50
+14.2%
+39.1%$2.60B$1.52B26.217,230
CRAI
Charles River Associates
4.5118 of 5 stars
$193.24
-1.3%
$235.00
+21.6%
-7.6%$1.29B$687.41M23.39940
ACTG
Acacia Research
0.5028 of 5 stars
$3.35
+1.8%
N/A-25.5%$317.30M$122.31M-55.821,036
MG
Mistras Group
3.8117 of 5 stars
$9.76
-0.1%
N/A-17.2%$308.13M$729.64M26.384,800
FC
Franklin Covey
3.6037 of 5 stars
$18.60
-4.9%
$27.00
+45.2%
-56.5%$247.15M$287.23M23.541,084
OMEX
Odyssey Marine Exploration
N/A$2.66
+32.3%
N/A+574.9%$90.83M$770K0.0010News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:ICFI) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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