VSE (VSEC) Competitors $99.30 +2.02 (+2.08%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$99.19 -0.11 (-0.11%) As of 06:59 PM 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 InterestTrends VSEC vs. FCN, DNB, EXPO, CBZ, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, FC, ACTG, and MGShould you be buying VSE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VSE include FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (CRAI), Franklin Covey (FC), Acacia Research (ACTG), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. VSE vs. FTI Consulting Dun & Bradstreet Exponent CBIZ Huron Consulting Group ICF International CRA International Franklin Covey Acacia Research Mistras Group VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is VSEC or FCN more profitable? FTI Consulting has a net margin of 8.37% compared to VSE's net margin of 1.36%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 14.79% beat VSE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VSE1.36% 7.26% 3.60% FTI Consulting 8.37%14.79%9.23% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VSEC or FCN? FTI Consulting received 44 more outperform votes than VSE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.32% of users gave VSE an outperform vote while only 54.67% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVSEOutperform Votes19060.32% Underperform Votes12539.68% FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes23454.67% Underperform Votes19445.33% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VSEC or FCN? 91.5% of VSE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of VSE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, VSEC or FCN? VSE has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend VSEC or FCN? VSE presently has a consensus price target of $117.83, indicating a potential upside of 20.31%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $275.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.44%. Given FTI Consulting's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 3.00FTI Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, VSEC or FCN? FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than VSE. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVSE$860.49M2.32$39.13MN/AN/AFTI Consulting$3.49B1.95$274.89M$8.7021.73 Does the media favor VSEC or FCN? In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 10 more articles in the media than VSE. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FTI Consulting and 10 mentions for VSE. VSE's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.43 indicating that VSE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment VSE 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FTI Consulting 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFTI Consulting beats VSE on 9 of the 15 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricVSEEngineering services IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.00B$4.65B$8.87B$9.21BDividend Yield0.38%1.14%1.92%3.99%P/E RatioN/A15.4621.8419.47Price / Sales2.321.5869.6578.83Price / Cash23.2129.6622.6438.90Price / Book2.503.846.155.09Net Income$39.13M$159.39M$520.55M$222.54M7 Day Performance-8.07%-1.44%-0.40%2.74%1 Month Performance-5.26%-2.56%-1.53%2.11%1 Year Performance41.74%31.51%49.56%17.05% VSE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSECVSE2.6434 of 5 stars$99.30+2.1%$117.83+18.7%+40.8%$2.03B$1.02B0.001,200News CoverageFCNFTI Consulting4.4969 of 5 stars$194.18+0.1%$275.00+41.6%-2.5%$6.98B$3.49B22.327,990News CoverageDNBDun & Bradstreet3.1328 of 5 stars$11.01-2.0%$13.13+19.3%-0.4%$4.86B$2.31B-137.586,414Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓EXPOExponent3.9255 of 5 stars$90.860.0%$120.00+32.1%+13.5%$4.61B$558.51M42.861,320CBZCBIZ3.664 of 5 stars$87.95-0.1%$86.00-2.2%+21.3%$4.41B$1.59B37.266,700Short Interest ↓HURNHuron Consulting Group3.9784 of 5 stars$124.90-0.3%$133.00+6.5%+22.1%$2.22B$1.40B27.156,480Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsICFIICF International4.3156 of 5 stars$115.00-1.1%$168.60+46.6%-29.0%$2.16B$1.96B20.219,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageCRAICRA International3.776 of 5 stars$190.66+1.4%$212.00+11.2%+74.9%$1.29B$623.98M30.851,004Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsFCFranklin Covey3.8921 of 5 stars$38.84+2.8%$63.33+63.1%-12.7%$512.62M$287.23M26.421,084News CoverageACTGAcacia Research3.6043 of 5 stars$4.25-0.2%$7.00+64.7%+3.8%$413.82M$125.10M8.02290MGMistras Group4.107 of 5 stars$10.04+0.1%N/A+14.4%$311.34M$705.47M28.694,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors DNB Competitors EXPO Competitors CBZ Competitors HURN Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors FC Competitors ACTG Competitors MG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VSEC) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew powers for ElonAccording to one Boston think tank, which has connections in almost every major Wall Street institution, Elon ...Altimetry | SponsoredThree new patents reveal Elon and Trump’s secret “Project America”Right now for a limited time… You can get Tim Bohen’s top 5 Trump stocks for 2025… For only ONE DOLLAR!...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | Sponsored50-year legend: Here’s exact day stocks will crashBig Study Shows Stocks Extremely Likely to Crash in 2026? 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