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

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

Dun & Bradstreet vs.

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Dun & Bradstreet received 36 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.38% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote while only 49.45% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FTI ConsultingOutperform Votes
236
54.38%
Underperform Votes
198
45.62%
Dun & BradstreetOutperform Votes
272
49.45%
Underperform Votes
278
50.55%

In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 3 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for FTI Consulting and 11 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.83 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
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dun & Bradstreet
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting$3.70B1.60$274.89M$7.8021.16
Dun & Bradstreet$2.38B1.64-$47M-$0.06-146.08

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -1.20%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 13.15% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FTI Consulting7.57% 13.15% 8.31%
Dun & Bradstreet -1.20%11.29%4.23%

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus target price of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.31%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus target price of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 35.29%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dun & Bradstreet 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
Dun & Bradstreet
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DNB vs. The Competition

MetricDun & BradstreetConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.91B$39.39B$7.02B$18.52B
Dividend Yield2.33%1.09%2.70%4.23%
P/E Ratio-146.0636.7029.7331.15
Price / Sales1.644.89154.9525.69
Price / Cash4.1717.9931.6117.53
Price / Book1.175.784.564.29
Net Income-$47M$984.76M$195.82M$1.02B
7 Day Performance4.91%7.43%5.28%6.59%
1 Month Performance8.94%-0.62%-6.34%-6.88%
1 Year Performance-6.66%12.35%2.98%1.23%

Dun & Bradstreet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
3.0475 of 5 stars
$8.77
+0.4%
$11.86
+35.3%
-6.9%$3.91B$2.38B-146.066,360
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.8391 of 5 stars
$154.89
-1.9%
$175.50
+13.3%
-18.8%$5.56B$3.70B19.867,640Positive News
High Trading Volume
EXPO
Exponent
4.2619 of 5 stars
$76.88
-0.2%
$120.00
+56.1%
+3.3%$3.91B$558.51M36.261,310Gap Down
High Trading Volume
CBZ
CBIZ
2.9446 of 5 stars
$70.93
-1.8%
$86.00
+21.3%
+7.9%$3.81B$1.81B30.056,500Positive News
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
4.2068 of 5 stars
$136.68
-0.8%
$169.25
+23.8%
+55.0%$2.45B$1.52B29.715,660Short Interest ↑
Positive News
High Trading Volume
VSEC
VSE
2.208 of 5 stars
$108.13
+2.1%
$118.67
+9.7%
+43.2%$2.23B$1.08B130.282,500Positive News
Gap Down
ICFI
ICF International
4.0741 of 5 stars
$81.79
-2.7%
$140.20
+71.4%
-42.2%$1.51B$2.02B14.379,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
CRAI
CRA International
3.6421 of 5 stars
$161.73
-2.4%
$224.00
+38.5%
+17.5%$1.10B$687.41M24.00940
ACTG
Acacia Research
2.0721 of 5 stars
$3.00
+1.7%
N/A-39.8%$288.26M$122.31M5.66290Positive News
High Trading Volume
MG
Mistras Group
3.7414 of 5 stars
$9.02
-3.3%
N/A+4.4%$279.75M$729.64M25.765,400Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
FC
Franklin Covey
3.4307 of 5 stars
$20.04
-3.0%
$42.50
+112.1%
-48.2%$264.38M$287.92M13.631,150Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
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This page (NYSE:DNB) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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