VSE (VSEC) Competitors

VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is VSEC or FCN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to VSE's net margin of 1.36%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.15% beat VSE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VSE	1.36%	7.26%	3.60%
FTI Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSEC or FCN?

FTI Consulting received 42 more outperform votes than VSE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.75% of users gave VSE an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VSE	Outperform Votes 195 60.75%	Underperform Votes 126 39.25%
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 237 54.48%	Underperform Votes 198 45.52%

Does the media favor VSEC or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 5 more articles in the media than VSE. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for FTI Consulting and 13 mentions for VSE. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat VSE's score of 0.61 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VSE	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 2.3% of VSE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VSE	$1.17B	2.29	$39.13M	$0.80	162.80
FTI Consulting	$3.67B	1.56	$274.89M	$7.31	22.81

Do analysts recommend VSEC or FCN?

VSE presently has a consensus target price of $125.17, suggesting a potential downside of 3.90%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.27%. Given FTI Consulting's higher possible 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, VSEC or FCN?

VSE has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more 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.

Summary

FTI Consulting beats VSE on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.