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FCN vs. DNB, CBZ, EXPO, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, FC, and MG

Should you be buying FTI Consulting stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FTI Consulting include Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

FTI Consulting vs. Its Competitors

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet 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$3.70B1.53$280.09M$7.3122.54
Dun & Bradstreet$2.38B1.71-$28.60M-$0.05-182.10

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 6 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FTI Consulting and 6 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.71 indicating that Dun & Bradstreet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dun & Bradstreet
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.24%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dun & Bradstreet 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
Dun & Bradstreet
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -0.88%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.07% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTI Consulting7.14% 13.07% 8.33%
Dun & Bradstreet -0.88%11.51%4.32%

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$5.65B$7.79B$13.08B$20.64B
Dividend YieldN/A1.66%2.58%3.77%
P/E Ratio22.5425.1228.6528.03
Price / Sales1.532.8739.7237.85
Price / Cash15.2518.0525.1421.91
Price / Book2.626.136.264.59
Net Income$280.09M$272.15M$187.50M$984.95M
7 Day Performance2.86%2.17%2.65%2.85%
1 Month Performance0.90%-2.29%4.50%5.39%
1 Year Performance-24.34%1.41%34.85%14.47%

FTI Consulting Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.793 of 5 stars
$164.78
+0.6%
$175.50
+6.5%
-23.9%$5.65B$3.70B22.548,374
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.8988 of 5 stars
$9.08
+0.1%
$11.86
+30.7%
-1.4%$4.05B$2.38B-181.506,247
CBZ
CBIZ
3.5612 of 5 stars
$69.27
+3.0%
$86.00
+24.2%
-2.8%$3.77B$1.81B47.1210,000
EXPO
Exponent
3.8151 of 5 stars
$73.75
+1.2%
$120.00
+62.7%
-17.4%$3.74B$558.51M35.981,168
VSEC
VSE
2.5949 of 5 stars
$137.62
+1.5%
$125.17
-9.0%
+48.2%$2.84B$1.08B172.031,400Positive News
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.4154 of 5 stars
$133.87
+1.3%
$170.75
+27.5%
+39.4%$2.31B$1.52B20.077,230Positive News
ICFI
ICF International
4.5302 of 5 stars
$83.80
+1.3%
$127.20
+51.8%
-34.7%$1.54B$2.02B14.379,300
CRAI
Charles River Associates
3.403 of 5 stars
$182.84
+1.7%
$228.00
+24.7%
+13.4%$1.25B$687.41M24.67940High Trading Volume
ACTG
Acacia Research
0.9497 of 5 stars
$3.61
+0.8%
N/A-26.2%$347.17M$122.31M-32.821,036
FC
Franklin Covey
3.7877 of 5 stars
$22.60
+1.5%
$42.50
+88.1%
-36.8%$293.57M$287.23M16.991,084Trending News
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Analyst Forecast
MG
Mistras Group
3.5269 of 5 stars
$7.68
+1.7%
N/A-1.0%$240.46M$729.64M16.334,800News Coverage

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