Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Competitors $121.98 -10.10 (-7.65%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$121.56 -0.42 (-0.34%) As of 08/1/2025 07:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HURN vs. FCN, CBZ, DNB, EXPO, VSEC, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, MG, and FCShould you be buying Huron Consulting Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huron Consulting Group include FTI Consulting (FCN), CBIZ (CBZ), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), and Franklin Covey (FC). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. Huron Consulting Group vs. Its Competitors FTI Consulting CBIZ Dun & Bradstreet Exponent VSE ICF International Charles River Associates Acacia Research Mistras Group Franklin Covey Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ:HURN) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is HURN or FCN more profitable? FTI Consulting has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Huron Consulting Group's net margin of 6.60%. Huron Consulting Group's return on equity of 24.90% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huron Consulting Group6.60% 24.90% 9.74% FTI Consulting 6.82%12.88%7.90% Do analysts recommend HURN or FCN? Huron Consulting Group presently has a consensus target price of $170.75, suggesting a potential upside of 39.98%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.04%. Given Huron Consulting Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Huron Consulting Group is more favorable than FTI Consulting.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huron Consulting Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FTI Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HURN or FCN? 93.9% of Huron Consulting Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Huron Consulting Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HURN or FCN? FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Huron Consulting Group. Huron Consulting Group 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 RatioHuron Consulting Group$1.56B1.35$116.63M$5.7321.29FTI Consulting$3.66B1.46$280.09M$7.1023.31 Does the media refer more to HURN or FCN? In the previous week, Huron Consulting Group and Huron Consulting Group both had 26 articles in the media. Huron Consulting Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.65 indicating that Huron Consulting Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huron Consulting Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FTI Consulting 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, HURN or FCN? Huron Consulting Group has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHuron Consulting Group beats FTI Consulting on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Huron Consulting Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HURN 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 HURN 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 NASDAQ 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 HURN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHuron Consulting GroupConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.28B$7.13B$14.77B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A1.79%2.80%4.08%P/E Ratio21.2922.6124.0523.80Price / Sales1.352.6768.2988.08Price / Cash15.9616.7026.9457.96Price / Book3.865.615.075.55Net Income$116.63M$272.15M$195.86M$259.03M7 Day Performance-8.62%-5.68%-4.24%-4.56%1 Month Performance-11.86%-6.25%-1.10%4.49%1 Year Performance12.41%-10.13%28.98%18.05% Huron Consulting Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HURNHuron Consulting Group4.491 of 5 stars$121.98-7.6%$170.75+40.0%+8.6%$2.28B$1.56B21.297,230Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFCNFTI Consulting3.6734 of 5 stars$170.71-2.0%$175.50+2.8%-24.6%$5.85B$3.70B24.048,374CBZCBIZ3.9001 of 5 stars$76.86-1.2%$86.00+11.9%-15.4%$4.18B$1.81B52.2910,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDNBDun & Bradstreet3.7442 of 5 stars$9.12flat$11.86+30.0%-12.6%$4.07B$2.38B-182.406,247News CoveragePositive NewsEXPOExponent3.0709 of 5 stars$71.09-1.6%N/A-34.6%$3.61B$558.51M34.681,168Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementVSECVSE2.1052 of 5 stars$138.80+1.6%$130.00-6.3%+73.7%$2.87B$1.08B173.501,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ICFIICF International4.4699 of 5 stars$84.39-2.0%$127.20+50.7%-39.4%$1.55B$2.02B14.489,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCRAICharles River Associates4.2602 of 5 stars$177.01-0.1%$228.00+28.8%+11.7%$1.21B$687.41M23.89940Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeACTGAcacia Research1.1513 of 5 stars$3.82+1.3%N/A-33.1%$367.37M$122.31M-34.731,036Upcoming EarningsMGMistras Group3.4768 of 5 stars$8.27+0.4%N/A-22.7%$259.10M$729.64M17.604,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFCFranklin Covey3.8307 of 5 stars$20.25-0.5%$31.00+53.1%-56.6%$255.96M$287.23M25.631,084Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCN Competitors CBZ Competitors DNB Competitors EXPO Competitors VSEC Competitors ICFI Competitors CRAI Competitors ACTG Competitors MG 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 (NASDAQ:HURN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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