FTI Consulting (FCN) Competitors

Gartner (NYSE:IT) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is IT or FCN more profitable?

Gartner has a net margin of 19.71% compared to FTI Consulting's net margin of 6.82%. Gartner's return on equity of 82.63% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gartner	19.71%	82.63%	13.58%
FTI Consulting	6.82%	12.88%	7.90%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IT or FCN?

Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than FTI Consulting. Gartner 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
Gartner	$6.42B	2.87	$1.25B	$16.25	14.72
FTI Consulting	$3.70B	1.47	$280.09M	$7.10	23.66

Which has more risk & volatility, IT or FCN?

Gartner has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IT or FCN?

In the previous week, Gartner had 11 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Gartner and 23 mentions for FTI Consulting. Gartner's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat FTI Consulting's score of 0.88 indicating that Gartner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gartner	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTI Consulting	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate IT or FCN?

Gartner presently has a consensus price target of $369.25, suggesting a potential upside of 54.40%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.49%. Given Gartner's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gartner is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gartner	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IT or FCN?

91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gartner shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gartner beats FTI Consulting on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.