Franklin Covey (FC) Competitors

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) and Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media prefer FC or ACTG?

In the previous week, Acacia Research had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acacia Research and 0 mentions for Franklin Covey. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Covey	Neutral
Acacia Research	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FC or ACTG?

69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Acacia Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Acacia Research shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, FC or ACTG?

Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acacia Research has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FC or ACTG more profitable?

Acacia Research has a net margin of 31.44% compared to Franklin Covey's net margin of 6.85%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 25.23% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Covey	6.85%	25.23%	8.18%
Acacia Research	31.44%	10.35%	8.94%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FC or ACTG?

Acacia Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franklin Covey. Acacia Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Covey, 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
Franklin Covey	$286.20M	1.02	$23.40M	$1.33	16.82
Acacia Research	$222.41M	1.66	$67.06M	-$0.11	-34.82

Do analysts recommend FC or ACTG?

Franklin Covey currently has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 89.99%. Given Franklin Covey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Acacia Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Covey	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Acacia Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FC or ACTG?

Franklin Covey received 224 more outperform votes than Acacia Research when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.99% of users gave Franklin Covey an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave Acacia Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Franklin Covey	Outperform Votes 509 70.99%	Underperform Votes 208 29.01%
Acacia Research	Outperform Votes 285 59.50%	Underperform Votes 194 40.50%

Summary

Franklin Covey beats Acacia Research on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.