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

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

ICF International vs.

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

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 16 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FTI Consulting and 4 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.74 indicating that ICF International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ICF International
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FTI Consulting
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ICF International currently has a consensus price target of $127.20, suggesting a potential upside of 44.55%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.32%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ICF International is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ICF International
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
FTI Consulting
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.38%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.68% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ICF International5.38% 14.68% 6.83%
FTI Consulting 7.57%13.15%8.31%

ICF International has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% 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
ICF International$2.01B0.80$82.61M$5.8315.09
FTI Consulting$3.67B1.56$274.89M$7.3122.80

ICF International received 118 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ICF InternationalOutperform Votes
355
66.98%
Underperform Votes
175
33.02%
FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes
237
54.48%
Underperform Votes
198
45.52%

94.1% of ICF International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of ICF International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ICFI vs. The Competition

MetricICF InternationalManagement consulting services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.62B$2.19B$24.28B$8.39B
Dividend Yield0.63%2.74%2.48%4.11%
P/E Ratio15.4710.6033.4319.71
Price / Sales0.8017.04283.63120.67
Price / Cash10.1662.1330.9334.62
Price / Book1.806.925.414.50
Net Income$82.61M$106.41M$195.96M$248.22M
7 Day Performance0.25%-4.31%-0.68%-0.78%
1 Month Performance4.08%10.84%16.74%11.53%
1 Year Performance-38.32%39.56%19.51%8.99%

ICF International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ICFI
ICF International
3.6589 of 5 stars
$88.00
+0.9%
$127.20
+44.5%
-38.6%$1.62B$2.01B15.477,700Positive News
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.4996 of 5 stars
$164.82
-0.1%
$175.50
+6.5%
-25.7%$5.65B$3.67B21.137,640
EXPO
Exponent
3.9414 of 5 stars
$79.58
+3.8%
$120.00
+50.8%
-19.3%$4.04B$559.09M37.541,310Insider Trade
CBZ
CBIZ
3.8748 of 5 stars
$73.99
+2.2%
$86.00
+16.2%
-8.6%$4.02B$2.16B31.356,500Positive News
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.444 of 5 stars
$8.97
+0.2%
$11.86
+32.3%
-14.0%$4.00B$2.40B-149.396,360Analyst Forecast
VSEC
VSE
1.7591 of 5 stars
$131.44
+1.8%
$125.17
-4.8%
+61.2%$2.72B$1.17B164.302,500High Trading Volume
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.3205 of 5 stars
$153.20
+1.8%
$170.75
+11.5%
+76.8%$2.64B$1.56B33.305,660Positive News
CRAI
CRA International
3.0032 of 5 stars
$187.64
+0.3%
$224.00
+19.4%
+11.1%$1.28B$697.48M27.84940Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ACTG
Acacia Research
0.7793 of 5 stars
$3.89
+3.2%
N/A-35.2%$373.78M$122.31M7.34290Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
FC
Franklin Covey
3.4783 of 5 stars
$22.62
+7.2%
$42.50
+87.9%
-36.7%$293.72M$286.20M15.381,150News Coverage
MG
Mistras Group
4.0892 of 5 stars
$7.71
-1.4%
N/A-15.9%$241.46M$729.64M22.045,400

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This page (NASDAQ:ICFI) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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