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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is FCN or DNB more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTI Consulting	6.82%	12.88%	7.90%
Dun & Bradstreet	-1.60%	11.06%	4.17%

Which has more volatility & risk, 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 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FCN or DNB?

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FCN or DNB?

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.85%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.63, suggesting a potential upside of 27.80%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher possible 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

Which has stronger 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	$3.70B	1.45	$280.09M	$7.10	23.35
Dun & Bradstreet	$2.38B	1.70	-$28.60M	-$0.09	-101.11

Does the media favor FCN or DNB?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 12 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for FTI Consulting and 10 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.35 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dun & Bradstreet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.