FC vs. ACTG, MG, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, EXPO, VSEC, CBZ, and HURN
Should you be buying Franklin Covey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Covey include Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), CBIZ (CBZ), and Huron Consulting Group (HURN). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
Franklin Covey vs. Its Competitors
Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Franklin Covey has a net margin of 3.81% compared to Acacia Research's net margin of -2.60%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 19.08% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.
Franklin Covey has higher revenue and earnings than Acacia Research. 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.
Franklin Covey has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.53%. Given Franklin Covey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Acacia Research.
In the previous week, Acacia Research had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Acacia Research and 0 mentions for Franklin Covey. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Acacia Research has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
86.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Franklin Covey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Franklin Covey beats Acacia Research on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FC) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
