DNB vs. FCN, EXPO, VSEC, CBZ, HURN, 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), VSE (VSEC), CBIZ (CBZ), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (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. Its Competitors
FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 12 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FTI Consulting and 0 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.50 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.54, indicating a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than FTI Consulting.
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 net margin of 6.82% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -1.60%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 12.88% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.
Summary
FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DNB) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
