FTI Consulting (FCN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FTI Consulting, Inc. provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology, and Strategic Communications segments. The Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment provides business transformation and strategy, transactions, and turnaround and restructuring services. The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers construction and environmental solutions, data and analytics, disputes, health solutions, and risk and investigation services. The Economic Consulting segment provides antitrust and competition economics, financial economics, and international arbitration services. The Technology segment offers corporate legal department consulting; e-discovery and expertise; and information governance, privacy, and security services. The Strategic Communications segment provides corporate reputation, financial communications, and public affairs services. It serves aerospace and defense, airlines and aviation, blockchain and digital assets, chemicals, construction and environmental solutions, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality, gaming and leisure, automotive and industrial, insurance, mining, private equity, power and renewable, public sector and government contracts, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecom, media and technology, and transportation and logistics sectors. FTI Consulting, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $161.48 to $161.60
• 50-Day Range: $152.59 to $168.50
• 52-Week Range: $151.75 to $243.60
• Volume: 1,345 shs
• Average Volume: 368,345 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.72
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $175.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

FTI Consulting Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FTI Consulting scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 325 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

FTI Consulting has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FTI Consulting has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FTI Consulting are expected to grow by 17.19% in the coming year, from $8.55 to $10.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FTI Consulting is 20.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FTI Consulting is 20.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 33.34.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FTI Consulting has a P/B Ratio of 2.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.57% of the float of FTI Consulting has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FTI Consulting has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FTI Consulting has recently increased by 26.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

FTI Consulting does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

FTI Consulting does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.92

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.57% of the float of FTI Consulting has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FTI Consulting has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FTI Consulting has recently increased by 26.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

FTI Consulting has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for FTI Consulting this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added FTI Consulting to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FTI Consulting insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $861,846.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.79% of the stock of FTI Consulting is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.36% of the stock of FTI Consulting is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FCN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FCN shares performed this year?

FTI Consulting's stock was trading at $191.13 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FCN shares have decreased by 15.8% and is now trading at $161.02.
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How were FTI Consulting's earnings last quarter?

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The business services provider reported $2.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.50. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is FTI Consulting buying back stock?

FTI Consulting's board approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, April 24th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $400,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 6.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are FTI Consulting's major shareholders?

FTI Consulting's top institutional shareholders include Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (11.58%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.32%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (9.96%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.52%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven Henry Gunby, Gerard E Holthaus, Paul Alderman Linton, Claudio Costamagna, Curtis P Lu, Vernon James Ellis, Mark S Bartlett, Ajay Sabherwal, Holly Paul and Brenda J Bacon.
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How do I buy shares of FTI Consulting?

Shares of FCN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of FTI Consulting own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FTI Consulting investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Today: 6/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Management consulting services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FCN
• CIK: 887936
• Web: www.fticonsulting.com
• Phone: (202) 312-9100
• Fax: 202-312-9101
• Employees: 7,640
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $175.50
• High Stock Price Target: $178.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $173.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $274.89 million
• Net Margins: 7.57%
• Pretax Margin: 9.48%
• Return on Equity: 13.15%
• Return on Assets: 8.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.95
• Quick Ratio: 2.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.50
• Cash Flow: $10.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.13
• Book Value: $62.83 per share
• Price / Book: 2.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,287,000
• Free Float: 35,042,000
• Market Cap: $5.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.19