Franklin Covey (FC) Competitors

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FC vs. CRAI, MG, ACTG, OMEX, and VRSK

Should you buy Franklin Covey stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Franklin Covey with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Franklin Covey include Charles River Associates (CRAI), Mistras Group (MG), Acacia Research (ACTG), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), and Verisk Analytics (VRSK). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

How does Franklin Covey compare to Charles River Associates?

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

Charles River Associates has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Franklin Covey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charles River Associates, 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
Charles River Associates	$751.58M	1.19	$54.78M	$7.20	19.28
Franklin Covey	$267.07M	0.88	$3.07M	-$0.21	N/A

84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% 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.

Charles River Associates has a net margin of 6.22% compared to Franklin Covey's net margin of -0.88%. Charles River Associates' return on equity of 26.02% beat Franklin Covey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charles River Associates	6.22%	26.02%	8.35%
Franklin Covey	-0.88%	12.79%	3.23%

In the previous week, Charles River Associates had 11 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Charles River Associates and 1 mentions for Franklin Covey. Charles River Associates' average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 indicating that Charles River Associates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Charles River Associates	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Franklin Covey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Charles River Associates presently has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.46%. Franklin Covey has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Franklin Covey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charles River Associates	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Franklin Covey	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Charles River Associates beats Franklin Covey on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Covey compare to Mistras Group?

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) are both small-cap research & consulting services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Mistras Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Franklin Covey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Mistras Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franklin Covey presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Mistras Group has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.72%. Given Franklin Covey's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Mistras Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Covey	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Mistras Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Mistras Group has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Franklin Covey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mistras Group, 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	$267.07M	0.88	$3.07M	-$0.21	N/A
Mistras Group	$724.02M	0.75	$16.84M	$0.70	24.30

Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mistras Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Mistras Group had 15 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Mistras Group and 1 mentions for Franklin Covey. Mistras Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 indicating that Mistras Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Covey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mistras Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Mistras Group has a net margin of 3.06% compared to Franklin Covey's net margin of -0.88%. Mistras Group's return on equity of 13.60% beat Franklin Covey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Covey	-0.88%	12.79%	3.23%
Mistras Group	3.06%	13.60%	5.35%

Summary

Mistras Group beats Franklin Covey on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Covey compare to Acacia Research?

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) and Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation 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. 15.2% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Acacia Research had 4 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Acacia Research and 1 mentions for Franklin Covey. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Acacia Research	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Franklin Covey has a net margin of -0.88% compared to Acacia Research's net margin of -8.53%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 12.79% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Covey	-0.88%	12.79%	3.23%
Acacia Research	-8.53%	-2.81%	-2.11%

Acacia Research has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Franklin Covey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acacia Research, 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	$267.07M	0.88	$3.07M	-$0.21	N/A
Acacia Research	$285.23M	1.60	$21.68M	-$0.18	N/A

Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Acacia Research has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Covey currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Acacia Research has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.25%. Given Acacia Research's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acacia Research is more favorable than Franklin Covey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Covey	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Acacia Research	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Acacia Research beats Franklin Covey on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Covey compare to Odyssey Marine Exploration?

Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) and Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) are both small-cap research & consulting services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its share price is 124% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Covey has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Franklin Covey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Franklin Covey	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Franklin Covey has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration. Franklin Covey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Odyssey Marine Exploration, 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
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$350K	188.10	-$43.08M	-$1.12	N/A
Franklin Covey	$267.07M	0.88	$3.07M	-$0.21	N/A

In the previous week, Odyssey Marine Exploration had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Odyssey Marine Exploration and 1 mentions for Franklin Covey. Odyssey Marine Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 indicating that Odyssey Marine Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Odyssey Marine Exploration	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Covey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Franklin Covey has a net margin of -0.88% compared to Odyssey Marine Exploration's net margin of -18,586.78%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 12.79% beat Odyssey Marine Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Odyssey Marine Exploration	-18,586.78%	N/A	-269.07%
Franklin Covey	-0.88%	12.79%	3.23%

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Franklin Covey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Franklin Covey beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Covey compare to Verisk Analytics?

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) and Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Covey presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. Verisk Analytics has a consensus price target of $238.20, indicating a potential upside of 52.34%. Given Verisk Analytics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than Franklin Covey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Covey	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Verisk Analytics	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Verisk Analytics has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Franklin Covey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verisk Analytics, 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	$267.07M	0.88	$3.07M	-$0.21	N/A
Verisk Analytics	$3.10B	6.60	$908.30M	$6.57	23.80

In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 6 more articles in the media than Franklin Covey. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 1 mentions for Franklin Covey. Verisk Analytics' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.00 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Covey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Verisk Analytics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 29.34% compared to Franklin Covey's net margin of -0.88%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 12.79% beat Verisk Analytics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Covey	-0.88%	12.79%	3.23%
Verisk Analytics	29.34%	-2,405.75%	18.40%

69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Verisk Analytics beats Franklin Covey on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Franklin Covey	Consulting Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$235.37M	$4.04B	$6.31B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.58%	3.12%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	-99.45	13.85	31.49	28.40
Price / Sales	0.88	1.94	432.50	24.14
Price / Cash	13.34	17.73	23.44	25.11
Price / Book	3.95	13.55	6.74	4.76
Net Income	$3.07M	$251.10M	$199.93M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-7.68%	-6.20%	0.01%	-0.67%
1 Month Performance	-9.06%	-5.35%	1.88%	1.83%
1 Year Performance	-10.39%	-28.02%	36.46%	25.08%

Franklin Covey Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FC Franklin Covey	2.1298 of 5 stars	$20.88 -1.9%	$26.00 +24.5%	-8.3%	$235.37M	$267.07M	N/A	1,120
CRAI Charles River Associates	4.6961 of 5 stars	$146.89 +0.3%	$245.00 +66.8%	-26.8%	$948.91M	$751.58M	20.40	940	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision
MG Mistras Group	4.2354 of 5 stars	$17.22 -3.1%	$19.00 +10.3%	+115.8%	$548.10M	$724.02M	24.61	4,800	Analyst Revision
ACTG Acacia Research	2.4108 of 5 stars	$4.68 +0.8%	$6.00 +28.3%	+21.6%	$451.56M	$285.23M	N/A	1,036	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
OMEX Odyssey Marine Exploration	0.7627 of 5 stars	$1.06 -7.5%	N/A	+18.7%	$61.74M	$350K	N/A	10	Positive News Earnings Report

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FC vs. CRAI, MG, ACTG, OMEX, and VRSK

How does Franklin Covey compare to Charles River Associates?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRAI or FC?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CRAI or FC?

Is CRAI or FC more profitable?

Does the media favor CRAI or FC?

Do analysts prefer CRAI or FC?

Which has more risk and volatility, CRAI or FC?

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How does Franklin Covey compare to Mistras Group?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FC or MG?

Do analysts rate FC or MG?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FC or MG?

Which has more volatility & risk, FC or MG?

Does the media favor FC or MG?

Is FC or MG more profitable?

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How does Franklin Covey compare to Acacia Research?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FC or ACTG?

Does the media refer more to FC or ACTG?

Is FC or ACTG more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FC or ACTG?

Which has more volatility & risk, FC or ACTG?

Do analysts recommend FC or ACTG?

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How does Franklin Covey compare to Odyssey Marine Exploration?

Which has more risk & volatility, OMEX or FC?

Do analysts prefer OMEX or FC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OMEX or FC?

Does the media prefer OMEX or FC?

Is OMEX or FC more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OMEX or FC?

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Do analysts recommend FC or VRSK?

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Is FC or VRSK more profitable?

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