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ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

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$125.04 -1.36 (-1.08%)
(As of 01:57 PM ET)

ICFI vs. FCN, DNB, EXPO, CBZ, VSEC, HURN, CRAI, FC, ACTG, and MG

Should you be buying ICF International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ICF International include FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), CRA International (CRAI), Franklin Covey (FC), Acacia Research (ACTG), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.

ICF International vs.

ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) 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, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

ICF International has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

ICF International presently has a consensus target price of $168.60, suggesting a potential upside of 33.39%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $275.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.70%. Given FTI Consulting's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ICF International$2.00B1.18$82.61M$5.6922.21
FTI Consulting$3.73B1.90$274.89M$8.7022.63

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ICF InternationalOutperform Votes
353
67.50%
Underperform Votes
170
32.50%
FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes
234
54.67%
Underperform Votes
194
45.33%

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 International5.38% 14.68% 6.83%
FTI Consulting 8.37%14.79%9.23%

In the previous week, ICF International had 13 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for ICF International and 4 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat ICF International's score of 0.78 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FTI Consulting
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

FTI Consulting beats ICF International on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ICFI vs. The Competition

MetricICF InternationalManagement consulting services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.36B$2.32B$6.83B$9.31B
Dividend Yield0.45%2.33%2.97%4.06%
P/E Ratio22.219.5645.8517.53
Price / Sales1.1833.56485.99140.21
Price / Cash12.9738.3129.1437.95
Price / Book2.594.905.664.92
Net Income$82.61M$115.15M$125.22M$225.78M
7 Day Performance-1.47%10.57%2.32%-1.58%
1 Month Performance-6.56%12.67%8.89%6.67%
1 Year Performance-5.06%83.59%30.27%22.48%

ICF International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ICFI
ICF International
4.2204 of 5 stars
$125.04
-1.1%
$168.60
+34.8%
-4.8%$2.35B$2.00B21.989,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Positive News
FCN
FTI Consulting
4.3674 of 5 stars
$201.14
+1.2%
$275.00
+36.7%
-1.4%$7.23B$3.73B22.847,990Short Interest ↑
Positive News
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
2.6713 of 5 stars
$12.33
+0.2%
$13.83
+12.2%
+7.2%$5.44B$2.38B-153.756,414Short Interest ↓
EXPO
Exponent
4.4109 of 5 stars
$93.28
+0.1%
$120.00
+28.6%
+10.8%$4.74B$544.65M45.001,320
CBZ
CBIZ
3.9056 of 5 stars
$80.46
+1.1%
$86.00
+6.9%
+33.3%$4.04B$1.59B33.736,700Positive News
VSEC
VSE
3.7333 of 5 stars
$108.56
+0.3%
$118.50
+9.2%
+77.9%$2.22B$1.02B33.571,200
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.0676 of 5 stars
$121.75
+0.9%
$133.00
+9.2%
+23.8%$2.16B$1.47B26.236,480Positive News
CRAI
CRA International
3.391 of 5 stars
$196.26
+1.3%
$212.00
+8.0%
+108.2%$1.33B$672.59M31.351,004News Coverage
Positive News
FC
Franklin Covey
3.9997 of 5 stars
$37.39
+2.9%
$63.33
+69.4%
-6.6%$492.95M$287.23M20.891,084
ACTG
Acacia Research
3.7974 of 5 stars
$4.50
+0.4%
$7.00
+55.6%
+15.4%$438.16M$165.78M8.45290Positive News
MG
Mistras Group
4.1743 of 5 stars
$9.23
+2.4%
N/A+30.1%$286.22M$738.98M25.744,800

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This page (NASDAQ:ICFI) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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