This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. IHS (IHS) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IHS vs. FCN, DNB, CBZ, EXPO, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, and FCShould you be buying IHS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IHS include FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), and Franklin Covey (FC). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. IHS vs. Its Competitors FTI Consulting Dun & Bradstreet CBIZ Exponent VSE Huron Consulting Group ICF International Charles River Associates Acacia Research Franklin Covey IHS (NYSE:IHS) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both research & consulting services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, IHS or FCN? IHS has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IHS or FCN? 17.5% of IHS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is IHS or FCN more profitable? FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to IHS's net margin of -2.63%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.07% beat IHS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IHS-2.63% -34.37% 2.00% FTI Consulting 7.14%13.07%8.33% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IHS or FCN? FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than IHS. IHS 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 RatioIHS$1.71B1.17-$1.63B-$7.00-0.85FTI Consulting$3.70B1.52$280.09M$7.3122.44 Do analysts prefer IHS or FCN? IHS currently has a consensus price target of $10.79, suggesting a potential upside of 81.42%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.00%. Given IHS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IHS is more favorable than FTI Consulting.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IHS 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83FTI Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to IHS or FCN? In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 9 more articles in the media than IHS. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for FTI Consulting and 1 mentions for IHS. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat IHS's score of 0.00 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IHS 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral FTI Consulting 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFTI Consulting beats IHS on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IHS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IHS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IHS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart IHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIHSComm Infrastructure IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.00B$641.02M$27.69B$20.63BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.13%3.72%P/E Ratio22.920.6936.8727.81Price / Sales1.1718.851,886.2542.24Price / CashN/A4.4033.7217.96Price / Book-6.681.447.224.57Net Income-$1.63B-$76.86M$768.08M$987.45M IHS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IHSIHS2.7345 of 5 stars$5.95+93.6%$10.79+81.4%+99.5%$2.00B$1.71B22.922,988FCNFTI Consulting4.2052 of 5 stars$161.59+0.6%$175.50+8.6%-25.5%$5.51B$3.70B22.118,374Positive NewsDNBDun & Bradstreet3.3914 of 5 stars$9.09+0.1%$11.86+30.5%-8.3%$4.05B$2.38B-181.806,247CBZCBIZ3.1244 of 5 stars$71.59+0.7%$86.00+20.1%-5.7%$3.87B$1.81B48.7010,000EXPOExponent4.0522 of 5 stars$74.71+0.7%$120.00+60.6%-25.1%$3.76B$558.51M36.441,168Trending NewsVSECVSE3.2523 of 5 stars$130.98+0.6%$130.00-0.7%+42.0%$2.69B$1.08B163.731,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionHURNHuron Consulting Group4.8056 of 5 stars$137.54+1.6%$170.75+24.1%+29.8%$2.34B$1.52B20.627,230Positive NewsICFIICF International4.4629 of 5 stars$84.71+0.5%$127.20+50.2%-34.1%$1.55B$2.02B14.539,300CRAICharles River Associates3.1925 of 5 stars$187.37+0.2%$228.00+21.7%+11.6%$1.27B$687.41M25.29940News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeACTGAcacia Research1.0688 of 5 stars$3.58-3.0%N/A-26.8%$354.87M$122.31M-32.551,036News CoverageFCFranklin Covey3.8931 of 5 stars$22.84-2.3%$35.00+53.2%-50.5%$303.65M$287.23M17.171,084Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors DNB Competitors CBZ Competitors EXPO Competitors VSEC Competitors HURN Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors FC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IHS) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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