ICF International (ICFI) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCN or ICFI?

ICF International received 119 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.23% of users gave ICF International an outperform vote while only 54.38% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 236 54.38%	Underperform Votes 198 45.62%
ICF International	Outperform Votes 355 67.23%	Underperform Votes 173 32.77%

Which has higher earnings & 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	1.60	$274.89M	$7.80	21.16
ICF International	$2.02B	0.74	$82.61M	$5.83	13.87

Which has more risk & volatility, FCN or ICFI?

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICF International has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FCN or ICFI?

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 7 more articles in the media than ICF International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FTI Consulting and 6 mentions for ICF International. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat ICF International's score of 0.94 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTI Consulting	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICF International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of ICF International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCN or ICFI more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to ICF International's net margin of 5.38%. ICF International's return on equity of 14.68% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTI Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%
ICF International	5.38%	14.68%	6.83%

Do analysts prefer FCN or ICFI?

FTI Consulting presently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.31%. ICF International has a consensus target price of $129.20, suggesting a potential upside of 59.82%. 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

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