DNB vs. FCN, CBZ, EXPO, VSEC, HURN, ICFI, CRAI, ACTG, FC, and MG
Should you be buying Dun & Bradstreet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dun & Bradstreet include FTI Consulting (FCN), CBIZ (CBZ), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), ICF International (ICFI), Charles River Associates (CRAI), Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
Dun & Bradstreet vs. Its Competitors
Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTI Consulting, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 3 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for FTI Consulting and 5 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.99 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dun & Bradstreet presently has a consensus target price of $11.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.31%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.76%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than FTI Consulting.
FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.14% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -0.88%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.07% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.
Summary
FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DNB) was last updated on 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
