Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) Competitors

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.

Is FCN or DNB more profitable?

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 Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%
Dun & Bradstreet	-1.20%	11.29%	4.23%

Does the media refer more to FCN or DNB?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dun & Bradstreet	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FCN or DNB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting	$3.67B	1.56	$274.89M	$7.31	22.80
Dun & Bradstreet	$2.40B	1.67	-$47M	-$0.05	-179.60

Which has more risk & volatility, FCN or DNB?

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCN or DNB?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 237 54.48%	Underperform Votes 198 45.52%
Dun & Bradstreet	Outperform Votes 272 48.92%	Underperform Votes 284 51.08%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FCN or DNB?

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.

Do analysts rate FCN or DNB?

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.

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

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.