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FTI Consulting (FCN) Competitors

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FCN vs. IT, ROL, DNB, CBZ, EXPO, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, and ACTG

Should you be buying FTI Consulting stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FTI Consulting include Gartner (IT), Rollins (ROL), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (CRAI), and Acacia Research (ACTG).

FTI Consulting vs. Its Competitors

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than FTI Consulting. Gartner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTI Consulting, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting$3.70B1.61$280.09M$7.3123.82
Gartner$6.30B4.36$1.25B$16.0722.20

In the previous week, Gartner had 8 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Gartner and 17 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Gartner's score of 0.88 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gartner
16 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.80%. Gartner has a consensus target price of $507.56, suggesting a potential upside of 42.29%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gartner is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
FTI Consulting
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Gartner
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Gartner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gartner has a net margin of 19.82% compared to FTI Consulting's net margin of 7.14%. Gartner's return on equity of 96.70% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTI Consulting7.14% 13.07% 8.33%
Gartner 19.82%96.70%13.68%

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gartner beats FTI Consulting on 13 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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FCN vs. The Competition

MetricFTI ConsultingConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.97B$7.44B$18.98B$21.10B
Dividend YieldN/A1.73%2.72%3.58%
P/E Ratio23.8224.7329.5327.85
Price / Sales1.612.9151.0160.47
Price / Cash15.5517.5027.5123.00
Price / Book2.775.996.254.69
Net Income$280.09M$272.15M$197.18M$994.49M
7 Day Performance5.91%-0.84%1.51%1.57%
1 Month Performance7.69%1.30%6.49%5.84%
1 Year Performance-22.84%-7.63%30.80%11.42%

FTI Consulting Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCN
FTI Consulting
4.1835 of 5 stars
$174.11
+0.4%
$175.50
+0.8%
-24.8%$5.97B$3.70B23.828,374Trending News
Earnings Report
IT
Gartner
4.7055 of 5 stars
$352.95
-0.7%
$507.56
+43.8%
-22.1%$27.17B$6.30B21.9621,044
ROL
Rollins
3.4363 of 5 stars
$55.41
-0.7%
$60.50
+9.2%
+16.2%$26.85B$3.39B55.9620,265Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
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
CBZ
CBIZ
3.362 of 5 stars
$72.69
-2.7%
$86.00
+18.3%
-8.0%$3.95B$1.81B49.4510,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
EXPO
Exponent
4.2747 of 5 stars
$71.34
-1.6%
$120.00
+68.2%
-31.4%$3.62B$558.51M34.801,168Upcoming Earnings
VSEC
VSE
3.4917 of 5 stars
$130.27
-0.9%
$130.00
-0.2%
+47.9%$2.69B$1.08B162.841,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.7688 of 5 stars
$130.22
0.0%
$170.75
+31.1%
+21.6%$2.25B$1.52B19.527,230Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ICFI
ICF International
4.5173 of 5 stars
$83.19
-0.3%
$127.20
+52.9%
-38.3%$1.53B$2.02B14.279,300News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
CRAI
Charles River Associates
4.3147 of 5 stars
$175.18
-1.2%
$228.00
+30.2%
-0.2%$1.19B$687.41M23.64940Upcoming Earnings
ACTG
Acacia Research
1.2991 of 5 stars
$3.64
-1.6%
N/A-30.3%$350.07M$222.41M-33.091,036Positive News

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