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$8.98 +0.04 (+0.45%)
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DNB vs. FCN, EXPO, CBZ, HURN, VSEC, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, MG, and FC

Should you be buying Dun & Bradstreet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dun & Bradstreet include FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), and Franklin Covey (FC). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

Dun & Bradstreet vs.

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Dun & Bradstreet received 35 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote while only 49.19% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes
237
54.48%
Underperform Votes
198
45.52%
Dun & BradstreetOutperform Votes
272
49.19%
Underperform Votes
281
50.81%

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTI Consulting, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting$3.67B1.56$274.89M$7.3122.78
Dun & Bradstreet$2.38B1.68-$47M-$0.06-149.58

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.37%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 32.13%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FTI Consulting
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Dun & Bradstreet
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -1.20%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.15% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTI Consulting7.57% 13.15% 8.31%
Dun & Bradstreet -1.20%11.29%4.23%

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 7 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for FTI Consulting and 19 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.77 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dun & Bradstreet
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DNB vs. The Competition

MetricDun & BradstreetConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.01B$42.73B$22.30B$19.21B
Dividend Yield2.18%1.00%2.59%4.00%
P/E Ratio-149.5639.6131.1733.44
Price / Sales1.685.23171.1629.13
Price / Cash4.1717.9931.5117.52
Price / Book1.206.195.604.55
Net Income-$47M$984.76M$194.12M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.23%1.45%2.42%2.15%
1 Month Performance-0.17%-0.98%15.68%-2.08%
1 Year Performance-5.43%17.00%29.69%5.45%

Dun & Bradstreet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.1704 of 5 stars
$8.98
+0.4%
$11.86
+32.1%
-5.4%$4.01B$2.38B-149.646,360Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.4066 of 5 stars
$162.45
-0.1%
$175.50
+8.0%
-22.6%$5.75B$3.67B20.837,640Buyback Announcement
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
EXPO
Exponent
3.4221 of 5 stars
$78.20
-1.2%
$120.00
+53.5%
-16.9%$3.97B$558.51M36.891,310Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Gap Down
CBZ
CBIZ
3.9231 of 5 stars
$66.22
+0.0%
$86.00
+29.9%
-1.0%$3.58B$1.81B28.066,500Positive News
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.4185 of 5 stars
$135.26
+0.8%
$169.25
+25.1%
+72.1%$2.42B$1.52B29.405,660Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
VSEC
VSE
1.5281 of 5 stars
$114.22
+0.2%
$118.00
+3.3%
+52.4%$2.36B$1.08B137.612,500Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ICFI
ICF International
3.9147 of 5 stars
$85.73
+0.0%
$129.20
+50.7%
-45.4%$1.58B$2.02B15.077,700Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
CRAI
CRA International
3.766 of 5 stars
$160.87
-1.9%
$224.00
+39.2%
+8.5%$1.09B$687.41M23.87940Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
ACTG
Acacia Research
1.2534 of 5 stars
$3.08
-1.6%
N/A-35.6%$295.95M$122.31M5.81290Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
MG
Mistras Group
3.7566 of 5 stars
$9.22
+0.3%
N/A+1.9%$288.64M$729.64M26.345,400Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
FC
Franklin Covey
3.9005 of 5 stars
$20.74
-0.2%
$42.50
+104.9%
-46.8%$269.37M$286.20M14.111,150Positive News

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