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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend ICFI or FCN?

ICF International presently has a consensus price target of $127.20, suggesting a potential upside of 49.27%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.48%. 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)	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

Is ICFI or FCN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.45%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.84% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICF International	5.45%	14.84%	7.02%
FTI Consulting	7.14%	13.07%	8.33%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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. 1.5% of ICF International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ICFI or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 5 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FTI Consulting and 2 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat FTI Consulting's score of 1.24 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FTI Consulting	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ICFI or FCN?

ICF International has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better 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	$2.01B	0.78	$110.17M	$5.83	14.62
FTI Consulting	$3.67B	1.56	$280.09M	$7.31	22.76

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.