Exponent (EXPO) Competitors

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

Is FCN or EXPO more profitable?

Exponent has a net margin of 18.87% compared to FTI Consulting's net margin of 7.14%. Exponent's return on equity of 25.33% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTI Consulting	7.14%	13.07%	8.33%
Exponent	18.87%	25.33%	14.10%

Which has more risk & volatility, FCN or EXPO?

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exponent has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FCN or EXPO?

FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.39%. Exponent has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.56%. Given Exponent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Exponent 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
Exponent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, FCN or EXPO?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.53	$280.09M	$7.31	22.57
Exponent	$558.51M	6.63	$109M	$2.05	35.57

Does the media favor FCN or EXPO?

In the previous week, Exponent had 10 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Exponent and 6 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Exponent's score of 0.24 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Exponent	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FCN or EXPO?

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Exponent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Exponent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exponent beats FTI Consulting on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.