Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) Competitors $9.12 +0.02 (+0.25%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.12 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 07/25/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DNB vs. FCN, CBZ, EXPO, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, FC, and MGShould you be buying Dun & Bradstreet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dun & Bradstreet include FTI Consulting (FCN), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (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. Its Competitors FTI Consulting CBIZ Exponent VSE Huron Consulting Group ICF International Charles River Associates Acacia Research Franklin Covey Mistras Group FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to FCN or DNB? In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 16 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for FTI Consulting and 3 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.82 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dun & Bradstreet 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FCN or DNB more profitable? FTI Consulting has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -0.88%. 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 Consulting6.82% 12.88% 7.90% Dun & Bradstreet -0.88%11.51%4.32% Do analysts prefer FCN or DNB? FTI Consulting currently has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.87%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus price target of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 29.98%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher probable 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) 2.33Dun & Bradstreet 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFTI Consulting$3.70B1.61$280.09M$7.3123.80Dun & Bradstreet$2.40B1.70-$28.60M-$0.05-182.46 Which has more risk and volatility, FCN or DNB? FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dun & Bradstreet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DNB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DNB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DNB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDun & BradstreetBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.06B$21.27B$19.03B$21.11BDividend Yield2.19%1.72%2.73%3.60%P/E Ratio-182.4633.7229.5328.44Price / Sales1.704.3050.4858.65Price / Cash4.0218.7327.3922.92Price / Book1.2138.656.264.69Net Income-$28.60M$508.90M$197.18M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.25%0.97%1.55%1.65%1 Month Performance0.53%-0.95%5.45%4.54%1 Year Performance-15.64%2.01%26.56%9.99% Dun & Bradstreet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DNBDun & Bradstreet3.3494 of 5 stars$9.12+0.3%$11.86+30.0%-13.4%$4.06B$2.40B-182.466,247Upcoming EarningsFCNFTI Consulting4.1988 of 5 stars$167.11+1.8%$175.50+5.0%-22.9%$5.73B$3.67B22.868,374Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCBZCBIZ3.3773 of 5 stars$72.90+0.9%$86.00+18.0%-7.0%$3.97B$2.16B49.5910,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEXPOExponent3.5121 of 5 stars$74.46+0.2%$120.00+61.2%-31.9%$3.78B$559.09M36.321,168Upcoming EarningsVSECVSE3.4932 of 5 stars$129.58+2.3%$130.00+0.3%+51.0%$2.68B$1.17B161.981,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHURNHuron Consulting Group4.7765 of 5 stars$133.54+0.8%$170.75+27.9%+22.1%$2.30B$1.56B20.027,230News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsICFIICF International4.5298 of 5 stars$87.80+0.3%$127.20+44.9%-38.8%$1.62B$2.02B15.069,300News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCRAICharles River Associates4.3287 of 5 stars$202.84+3.0%$228.00+12.4%-0.8%$1.38B$687.41M27.37940Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeACTGAcacia Research1.2999 of 5 stars$3.77-5.0%N/A-30.3%$362.57M$222.41M-34.271,036FCFranklin Covey4.0598 of 5 stars$20.14+1.4%$31.00+53.9%-50.3%$254.57M$287.23M25.491,084MGMistras Group4.2501 of 5 stars$8.08-0.8%N/A-17.1%$252.99M$706.81M17.184,800News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors CBZ Competitors EXPO Competitors VSEC Competitors HURN Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors FC Competitors MG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DNB) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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