Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) Competitors $8.98 +0.04 (+0.45%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.96 -0.03 (-0.28%) As of 05/2/2025 04:19 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, EXPO, CBZ, HURN, VSEC, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, MG, and FCShould 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), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), CRA International (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. FTI Consulting Exponent CBIZ Huron Consulting Group VSE ICF International CRA International Acacia Research Mistras Group Franklin Covey FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 49.19% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFTI ConsultingOutperform Votes23754.48% Underperform Votes19845.52% Dun & BradstreetOutperform Votes27249.19% Underperform Votes28150.81% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFTI Consulting$3.67B1.56$274.89M$7.3122.78Dun & Bradstreet$2.38B1.68-$47M-$0.06-149.58 Which has more volatility & risk, FCN or DNB? 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 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FCN or DNB? FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.37%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 32.13%. 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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 Consulting7.57% 13.15% 8.31% Dun & Bradstreet -1.20%11.29%4.23% Do institutionals and insiders 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. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to FCN or DNB? In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 7 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for FTI Consulting and 19 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.77 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dun & Bradstreet 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 13 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 & BradstreetConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.01B$42.73B$22.30B$19.21BDividend Yield2.18%1.00%2.59%4.00%P/E Ratio-149.5639.6131.1733.44Price / Sales1.685.23171.1629.13Price / Cash4.1717.9931.5117.52Price / Book1.206.195.604.55Net Income-$47M$984.76M$194.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.23%1.45%2.42%2.15%1 Month Performance-0.17%-0.98%15.68%-2.08%1 Year Performance-5.43%17.00%29.69%5.45% Dun & Bradstreet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DNBDun & Bradstreet3.1704 of 5 stars$8.98+0.4%$11.86+32.1%-5.4%$4.01B$2.38B-149.646,360Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFCNFTI Consulting3.4066 of 5 stars$162.45-0.1%$175.50+8.0%-22.6%$5.75B$3.67B20.837,640Buyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeEXPOExponent3.4221 of 5 stars$78.20-1.2%$120.00+53.5%-16.9%$3.97B$558.51M36.891,310Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownCBZCBIZ3.9231 of 5 stars$66.22+0.0%$86.00+29.9%-1.0%$3.58B$1.81B28.066,500Positive NewsHURNHuron Consulting Group4.4185 of 5 stars$135.26+0.8%$169.25+25.1%+72.1%$2.42B$1.52B29.405,660Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsVSECVSE1.5281 of 5 stars$114.22+0.2%$118.00+3.3%+52.4%$2.36B$1.08B137.612,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageICFIICF International3.9147 of 5 stars$85.73+0.0%$129.20+50.7%-45.4%$1.58B$2.02B15.077,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsCRAICRA International3.766 of 5 stars$160.87-1.9%$224.00+39.2%+8.5%$1.09B$687.41M23.87940Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageACTGAcacia Research1.2534 of 5 stars$3.08-1.6%N/A-35.6%$295.95M$122.31M5.81290Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageMGMistras Group3.7566 of 5 stars$9.22+0.3%N/A+1.9%$288.64M$729.64M26.345,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageFCFranklin Covey3.9005 of 5 stars$20.74-0.2%$42.50+104.9%-46.8%$269.37M$286.20M14.111,150Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors EXPO Competitors CBZ Competitors HURN Competitors VSEC Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors MG Competitors FC 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 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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