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FC vs. ACTG, MG, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, CBZ, DNB, EXPO, and VSEC

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), CBIZ (CBZ), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), and VSE (VSEC). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

Franklin Covey vs. Its Competitors

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

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, 1.1% of Acacia Research shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Acacia Research had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Acacia Research and 3 mentions for Franklin Covey. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Franklin Covey's score of 1.07 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Franklin Covey
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Acacia Research
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Franklin Covey currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.56%. Given Franklin Covey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acacia Research has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Covey$287.23M0.89$23.40M$0.7925.72
Acacia Research$122.31M2.95-$36.06M-$0.11-34.07

Franklin Covey has a net margin of 3.81% compared to Acacia Research's net margin of -5.21%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 19.08% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Covey3.81% 19.08% 6.12%
Acacia Research -5.21%2.09%1.60%

Summary

Franklin Covey beats Acacia Research on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FC vs. The Competition

MetricFranklin CoveyConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$256.85M$7.44B$18.98B$21.10B
Dividend YieldN/A1.73%2.72%3.58%
P/E Ratio25.7224.7329.5327.85
Price / Sales0.892.9151.0160.47
Price / Cash7.6817.5027.5123.00
Price / Book3.925.996.254.69
Net Income$23.40M$272.15M$197.18M$994.49M
7 Day Performance5.18%-0.84%1.51%1.57%
1 Month Performance-10.21%1.30%6.49%5.84%
1 Year Performance-50.50%-7.63%30.80%11.42%

Franklin Covey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FC
Franklin Covey
4.0408 of 5 stars
$20.32
-0.3%
$31.00
+52.6%
-50.6%$256.85M$287.23M25.721,084
ACTG
Acacia Research
1.2991 of 5 stars
$3.64
-1.6%
N/A-30.3%$355.83M$122.31M-33.091,036Positive News
MG
Mistras Group
3.6961 of 5 stars
$8.05
+1.4%
N/A-14.9%$248.76M$729.64M12.414,800News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
OMEX
Odyssey Marine Exploration
N/A$1.46
-3.3%
N/A-66.0%$47.32M$770K0.0010News Coverage
Positive News
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
4.073 of 5 stars
$299.56
-0.8%
$302.40
+0.9%
+7.1%$42.23B$2.88B44.737,800Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
EFX
Equifax
4.7997 of 5 stars
$260.12
-1.1%
$295.50
+13.6%
-5.6%$32.68B$5.68B53.1914,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FCN
FTI Consulting
4.1835 of 5 stars
$162.62
-1.0%
$175.50
+7.9%
-24.8%$5.63B$3.70B22.258,374Trending News
Earnings Report
CBZ
CBIZ
3.362 of 5 stars
$72.69
-2.7%
$86.00
+18.3%
-8.0%$4.06B$1.81B49.4510,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.4972 of 5 stars
$9.11
+0.1%
$11.86
+30.2%
-11.4%$4.06B$2.38B-182.106,247Upcoming Earnings
EXPO
Exponent
4.2747 of 5 stars
$71.34
-1.6%
$120.00
+68.2%
-31.4%$3.68B$558.51M34.801,168Upcoming Earnings
VSEC
VSE
3.4917 of 5 stars
$130.27
-0.9%
$130.00
-0.2%
+47.9%$2.72B$1.08B43.371,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NYSE:FC) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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