ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ICFI or FCN?

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than ICF International. FTI Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICF International, 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
ICF International	$1.96B	1.24	$82.61M	$5.69	22.75
FTI Consulting	$3.49B	1.96	$274.89M	$8.70	21.89

Do analysts prefer ICFI or FCN?

ICF International presently has a consensus target price of $168.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.25%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $275.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.39%. Given FTI Consulting's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than ICF International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICF International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ICFI or FCN?

ICF International has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ICFI or FCN?

In the previous week, ICF International had 2 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ICF International and 6 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat ICF International's score of 0.64 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICF International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ICFI or FCN?

94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICFI or FCN?

ICF International received 119 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.50% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 54.67% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ICF International	Outperform Votes 353 67.50%	Underperform Votes 170 32.50%
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 234 54.67%	Underperform Votes 194 45.33%

Is ICFI or FCN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 8.37% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.38%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 14.79% beat ICF International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICF International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%
FTI Consulting	8.37%	14.79%	9.23%

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.