DNB vs. FCN, EXPO, CBZ, HURN, VSEC, ICFI, CRAI, FC, ACTG, and MG
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), Franklin Covey (FC), Acacia Research (ACTG), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
Dun & Bradstreet vs.
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 businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, Dun & Bradstreet had 13 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet and 16 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.48 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Dun & Bradstreet received 36 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.63% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.
86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held 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.
Dun & Bradstreet presently has a consensus target price of $11.86, suggesting a potential upside of 32.14%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $199.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.66%. Given Dun & Bradstreet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dun & Bradstreet is more favorable than FTI Consulting.
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.
Summary
FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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