NCI vs. VRSK, EFX, FCN, EXPO, DNB, CBZ, ICFI, HURN, VSEC, and CRAI Should you be buying Navigant Consulting stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navigant Consulting include Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), ICF International (ICFI), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), and CRA International (CRAI). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
Navigant Consulting (NYSE:NCI ) and Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
Does the media refer more to NCI or VRSK?
In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 11 more articles in the media than Navigant Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 2 mentions for Navigant Consulting. Verisk Analytics' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Navigant Consulting's score of 0.00 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Which has higher earnings and valuation, NCI or VRSK?
Verisk Analytics has higher revenue and earnings than Navigant Consulting.
Do analysts rate NCI or VRSK?
Verisk Analytics has a consensus target price of $254.31, suggesting a potential upside of 0.60%. Given Verisk Analytics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than Navigant Consulting.
Is NCI or VRSK more profitable?
Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 28.45% compared to Navigant Consulting's net margin of 0.00%. Verisk Analytics' return on equity of 268.19% beat Navigant Consulting's return on equity.
Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NCI or VRSK?
90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Navigant Consulting shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Does the MarketBeat Community favor NCI or VRSK?
Verisk Analytics received 321 more outperform votes than Navigant Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote while only 60.87% of users gave Navigant Consulting an outperform vote.
Summary Verisk Analytics beats Navigant Consulting on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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