Franklin Covey (FC) Competitors $20.79 +0.46 (+2.28%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.80 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:41 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FC vs. ACTG, MG, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, EXPO, DNB, CBZ, and HURNShould you be buying Franklin Covey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Covey include Acacia Research (ACTG), Mistras Group (MG), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), CBIZ (CBZ), and Huron Consulting Group (HURN). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. Franklin Covey vs. Acacia Research Mistras Group Odyssey Marine Exploration Verisk Analytics Equifax FTI Consulting Exponent Dun & Bradstreet CBIZ Huron Consulting Group Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACTG or FC? Franklin Covey received 225 more outperform votes than Acacia Research when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.99% of users gave Franklin Covey an outperform vote while only 59.66% of users gave Acacia Research an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcacia ResearchOutperform Votes28459.66% Underperform Votes19240.34% Franklin CoveyOutperform Votes50970.99% Underperform Votes20829.01% Which has more risk and volatility, ACTG or FC? Acacia Research has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ACTG or FC? Franklin Covey has a consensus target price of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 104.39%. Given Franklin Covey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than Acacia Research.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acacia Research 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Franklin Covey 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ACTG or FC more profitable? Acacia Research has a net margin of 31.44% compared to Franklin Covey's net margin of 6.85%. Franklin Covey's return on equity of 25.23% beat Acacia Research's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acacia Research31.44% 10.35% 8.94% Franklin Covey 6.85%25.23%8.18% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACTG or FC? 86.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Franklin Covey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ACTG or FC? Acacia Research has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Franklin Covey. Acacia Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Covey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcacia Research$122.31M2.36$67.06M-$0.36-8.36Franklin Covey$286.20M0.94$23.40M$1.3315.63 Does the media refer more to ACTG or FC? In the previous week, Franklin Covey had 4 more articles in the media than Acacia Research. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Franklin Covey and 1 mentions for Acacia Research. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Franklin Covey's score of 0.89 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Acacia Research Very Positive Franklin Covey Positive SummaryFranklin Covey beats Acacia Research on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Franklin Covey News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin CoveyManagement services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$270.07M$5.47B$7.02B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A3.77%2.69%4.22%P/E Ratio14.157.8629.7331.15Price / Sales0.941.43154.9725.69Price / Cash12.4912.3531.6117.53Price / Book3.276.084.564.29Net Income$23.40M$208.00M$195.82M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.93%-1.33%-0.27%-0.79%1 Month Performance-32.05%-11.71%-6.20%-6.88%1 Year Performance-45.78%-30.83%4.18%1.74% Franklin Covey Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCFranklin Covey3.4578 of 5 stars$20.79+2.3%$42.50+104.4%-46.8%$270.07M$286.20M14.151,150Short Interest ↑Gap DownACTGAcacia Research2.0772 of 5 stars$3.00+1.7%N/A-39.2%$288.26M$122.31M5.66290Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMGMistras Group3.7395 of 5 stars$9.02-3.3%N/A+2.2%$279.75M$729.64M25.765,400Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeOMEXOdyssey Marine ExplorationN/A$0.30-10.2%N/A-88.9%$6.44M$768,677.000.0010Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpVRSKVerisk Analytics3.7242 of 5 stars$278.09-2.4%$299.33+7.6%+32.8%$39.01B$2.88B43.387,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEFXEquifax4.7949 of 5 stars$208.69-0.7%$294.50+41.1%-7.2%$26.04B$5.68B43.2114,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFCNFTI Consulting3.8422 of 5 stars$154.89-1.9%$175.50+13.3%-19.5%$5.56B$3.70B19.867,640Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEXPOExponent4.2607 of 5 stars$76.88-0.2%$120.00+56.1%+1.8%$3.91B$558.51M36.261,310Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDNBDun & Bradstreet3.0629 of 5 stars$8.62-1.3%$11.86+37.6%-6.7%$3.85B$2.38B-143.586,360High Trading VolumeCBZCBIZ2.9393 of 5 stars$70.93-1.8%$86.00+21.3%+6.7%$3.81B$1.81B30.056,500Positive NewsHURNHuron Consulting Group4.2132 of 5 stars$136.68-0.8%$169.25+23.8%+56.2%$2.45B$1.52B29.715,660Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACTG Alternatives MG Alternatives OMEX Alternatives VRSK Alternatives EFX Alternatives FCN Alternatives EXPO Alternatives DNB Alternatives CBZ Alternatives HURN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FC) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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