DNB vs. FCN, EXPO, CBZ, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, FC, and MG
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), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), and Mistras Group (MG). 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
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.
In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 11 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for FTI Consulting and 10 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.74 indicating that Dun & Bradstreet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 48.92% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.
99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FTI Consulting presently has a consensus price target of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.32%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus price target of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 32.05%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than FTI Consulting.
Summary
FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DNB) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff