FCN vs. DNB, EXPO, CBZ, ICFI, HURN, VSEC, CRAI, FC, ACTG, and MG
Should you be buying FTI Consulting stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FTI Consulting include Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), ICF International (ICFI), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), VSE (VSEC), CRA International (CRAI), Franklin Covey (FC), Acacia Research (ACTG), and Mistras Group (MG). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry.
FTI Consulting vs.
FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
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.
99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Dun & Bradstreet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
FTI Consulting has a net margin of 8.37% compared to Dun & Bradstreet's net margin of -1.46%. FTI Consulting's return on equity of 14.79% beat Dun & Bradstreet's return on equity.
Dun & Bradstreet received 37 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.67% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Dun & Bradstreet an outperform vote.
In the previous week, FTI Consulting had 7 more articles in the media than Dun & Bradstreet. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FTI Consulting and 5 mentions for Dun & Bradstreet. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Dun & Bradstreet's score of 0.73 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FTI Consulting presently has a consensus price target of $275.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.55%. Dun & Bradstreet has a consensus price target of $13.13, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Given FTI Consulting's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than Dun & Bradstreet.
FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dun & Bradstreet has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FTI Consulting beats Dun & Bradstreet on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FCN) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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