ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ICFI or FCN?

ICF International has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ICFI or FCN?

ICF International currently has a consensus price target of $168.25, suggesting a potential upside of 68.23%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $199.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.40%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ICF International is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICF International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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%

Does the media prefer ICFI or FCN?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 37 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for FTI Consulting and 8 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.37 indicating that ICF International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICF International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ICFI or FCN?

94.1% of ICF International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of ICF International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company 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 prefer ICFI or FCN?

ICF International received 118 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.50% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 54.65% 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 235 54.65%	Underperform Votes 195 45.35%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ICFI or FCN?

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than ICF International. ICF International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTI Consulting, 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	$2.00B	0.94	$82.61M	$5.69	17.58
FTI Consulting	$3.49B	1.69	$274.89M	$8.70	18.84

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.