ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ICFI or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 10 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for FTI Consulting and 13 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.79 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ICFI or FCN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICF International	$2.02B	0.73	$82.61M	$5.83	13.70
FTI Consulting	$3.67B	1.56	$274.89M	$7.31	22.79

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ICFI or FCN?

ICF International received 118 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.23% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ICF International	Outperform Votes 355 67.23%	Underperform Votes 173 32.77%
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 237 54.48%	Underperform Votes 198 45.52%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ICFI or FCN?

94.1% of ICF International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of ICF International 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ICFI or FCN?

ICF International has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ICFI or FCN?

ICF International currently has a consensus target price of $129.20, suggesting a potential upside of 61.78%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Is ICFI or FCN more profitable?

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 International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%
FTI Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%

Summary

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