ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FCN or ICFI?

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of ICF International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ICF International shares are held by company 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 stronger earnings and valuation, FCN or ICFI?

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
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.54	$280.09M	$7.31	22.76
ICF International	$2.02B	0.77	$110.17M	$5.83	14.53

Which has more volatility and risk, FCN or ICFI?

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FCN or ICFI more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.45%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.84% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTI Consulting	7.14%	13.07%	8.33%
ICF International	5.45%	14.84%	7.02%

Do analysts rate FCN or ICFI?

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.50%. ICF International has a consensus price target of $127.20, suggesting a potential upside of 50.19%. Given ICF International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ICF International 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
ICF International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to FCN or ICFI?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 5 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FTI Consulting and 2 mentions for ICF International. ICF International's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat FTI Consulting's score of 1.22 indicating that ICF International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.