VSE (VSEC) Competitors $133.83 +4.19 (+3.23%) Closing price 07/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$133.66 -0.18 (-0.13%) As of 08:24 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VSEC vs. FCN, DNB, CBZ, EXPO, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, FC, and MGShould you be buying VSE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VSE include FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. VSE vs. Its Competitors FTI Consulting Dun & Bradstreet CBIZ Exponent Huron Consulting Group ICF International Charles River Associates Acacia Research Franklin Covey Mistras Group VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap research & consulting services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals believe in VSEC or FCN? 91.5% of VSE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of VSE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend VSEC or FCN? VSE presently has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.86%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.99%. Given FTI Consulting's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than VSE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score VSE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FTI Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has better earnings and valuation, VSEC or FCN? FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than VSE. FTI Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VSE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVSE$1.08B2.56$15.32M$0.80167.29FTI Consulting$3.67B1.56$280.09M$7.3122.87 Does the media refer more to VSEC or FCN? In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 1 more articles in the media than VSE. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FTI Consulting and 6 mentions for VSE. VSE's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.67 indicating that VSE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment VSE 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FTI Consulting 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VSEC or FCN more profitable? FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to VSE's net margin of 1.41%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.07% beat VSE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VSE1.41% 6.62% 3.64% FTI Consulting 7.14%13.07%8.33% Which has more volatility and risk, VSEC or FCN? VSE has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more 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. SummaryFTI Consulting beats VSE on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get VSE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VSEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VSEC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VSEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVSEENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.68B$6.73B$9.43B$9.42BDividend Yield0.31%1.32%2.02%3.99%P/E Ratio167.2921.1016.4120.08Price / Sales2.5612.37106.9484.07Price / Cash30.6618.0414.9158.45Price / Book2.767.944.615.83Net Income$15.32M$340.49M$620.50M$258.27M7 Day Performance1.05%-1.94%2.22%2.69%1 Month Performance-3.91%2.45%3.87%12.91%1 Year Performance47.65%60.18%100.75%21.81% VSE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSECVSE3.4202 of 5 stars$133.83+3.2%$130.00-2.9%+43.0%$2.68B$1.08B167.291,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFCNFTI Consulting4.0935 of 5 stars$167.11+1.8%$175.50+5.0%-26.4%$5.73B$3.67B22.868,374DNBDun & Bradstreet3.5136 of 5 stars$9.11-0.1%$11.86+30.2%-13.8%$4.06B$2.38B-182.106,247Upcoming EarningsCBZCBIZ3.4188 of 5 stars$72.90+0.9%$86.00+18.0%-11.2%$3.97B$2.16B49.5910,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsEXPOExponent4.1917 of 5 stars$74.46+0.2%$120.00+61.2%-31.5%$3.78B$559.09M36.321,168Upcoming EarningsHURNHuron Consulting Group4.7791 of 5 stars$133.54+0.8%$170.75+27.9%+20.3%$2.30B$1.56B20.027,230Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsICFIICF International4.5699 of 5 stars$87.80+0.3%$127.20+44.9%-40.2%$1.62B$2.02B15.069,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCRAICharles River Associates4.3456 of 5 stars$202.84+3.0%$228.00+12.4%-3.3%$1.38B$687.41M27.37940Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeACTGAcacia Research1.3557 of 5 stars$3.77-5.0%N/A-32.6%$362.57M$222.41M-34.271,036Positive NewsFCFranklin Covey4.0464 of 5 stars$20.14+1.4%$31.00+53.9%-49.6%$254.57M$287.23M25.491,084MGMistras Group3.7477 of 5 stars$8.08-0.8%N/A-16.0%$252.99M$706.81M17.184,800Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors DNB Competitors CBZ Competitors EXPO Competitors HURN Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors FC Competitors MG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VSEC) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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