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 profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is ICFI or FCN more profitable?

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
ICF International	5.45%	14.50%	6.91%
FTI Consulting	6.82%	12.88%	7.90%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ICFI or FCN?

94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and 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	0.91	$110.17M	$5.75	17.37
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.49	$280.09M	$7.10	23.95

Does the media refer more to ICFI or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 4 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for FTI Consulting and 10 mentions for ICF International. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat ICF International's score of 0.84 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICF International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ICFI or FCN?

ICF International presently has a consensus price target of $128.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.39%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.22%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, ICFI or FCN?

ICF International has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.