Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) Competitors

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DNB or FCN?

86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor DNB or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 3 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for FTI Consulting and 5 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.78 indicating that Dun & Bradstreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dun & Bradstreet	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DNB or FCN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -0.88%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.07% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dun & Bradstreet	-0.88%	11.51%	4.32%
FTI Consulting	7.14%	13.07%	8.33%

Do analysts prefer DNB or FCN?

Dun & Bradstreet presently has a consensus target price of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 30.31%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.43%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dun & Bradstreet	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, DNB or FCN?

Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DNB or FCN?

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
Dun & Bradstreet	$2.38B	1.71	-$28.60M	-$0.05	-182.00
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.53	$280.09M	$7.31	22.56

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.