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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.

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

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

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$7.3122.80
Dun & Bradstreet$2.40B1.67-$47M-$0.05-179.60

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes
237
54.48%
Underperform Votes
198
45.52%
Dun & BradstreetOutperform Votes
272
48.92%
Underperform Votes
284
51.08%

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.

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.

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DNB vs. The Competition

MetricDun & BradstreetConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.01B$42.49B$24.27B$19.30B
Dividend Yield2.23%0.96%2.48%3.83%
P/E Ratio-149.6439.4033.0934.53
Price / Sales1.675.18283.6234.84
Price / Cash4.1717.9930.9317.51
Price / Book1.206.205.414.69
Net Income-$47M$984.76M$195.96M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.06%-3.93%-0.69%-2.43%
1 Month Performance-1.70%2.97%16.73%6.27%
1 Year Performance-11.61%11.88%19.49%5.78%

Dun & Bradstreet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.444 of 5 stars
$8.99
-0.1%
$11.86
+32.0%
-14.0%$4.01B$2.40B-149.736,360Positive News
Analyst Forecast
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.4996 of 5 stars
$167.62
+0.5%
$175.50
+4.7%
-25.7%$5.75B$3.67B21.497,640
EXPO
Exponent
3.9414 of 5 stars
$79.96
-0.1%
$120.00
+50.1%
-19.3%$4.06B$559.09M37.721,310Insider Trade
CBZ
CBIZ
3.8743 of 5 stars
$74.20
+0.1%
$86.00
+15.9%
-8.6%$4.04B$2.16B31.446,500Positive News
VSEC
VSE
1.7591 of 5 stars
$133.69
+0.2%
$125.17
-6.4%
+61.2%$2.76B$1.17B167.112,500
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.3205 of 5 stars
$152.95
+0.0%
$170.75
+11.6%
+76.8%$2.64B$1.56B33.255,660Positive News
ICFI
ICF International
3.6589 of 5 stars
$87.23
-0.6%
$127.20
+45.8%
-38.6%$1.61B$2.01B15.337,700
CRAI
CRA International
3.0032 of 5 stars
$193.22
-1.1%
$224.00
+15.9%
+11.1%$1.32B$697.48M28.67940Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ACTG
Acacia Research
0.7761 of 5 stars
$3.77
+1.3%
N/A-35.2%$362.57M$222.41M7.11290Analyst Upgrade
FC
Franklin Covey
3.4783 of 5 stars
$23.71
+0.4%
$42.50
+79.2%
-36.7%$307.95M$286.20M16.131,150News Coverage
MG
Mistras Group
4.0876 of 5 stars
$7.91
-0.5%
N/A-15.9%$247.82M$706.81M22.605,400

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This page (NYSE:DNB) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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