FTI CONSULTING, INC vs VSE CORPORATION, two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FCN and VSEC diverge most: on fcf yield, FCN reads 9.6% and VSEC reads -0.0%; on return on equity, FCN reads 18.9% and VSEC reads 2.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FCN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What VSEC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FCN | VSEC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $135.86 | $173.66 |
| Market cap | $3.8B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 16.4 | 62.5 |
| P/B | 2.81 | 1.66 |
| P/S | 0.96 | 3.59 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.7 | 34.0 |
| Revenue growth | +7.2% | +40.8% |
| Gross margin | 31.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 18.9% | 2.6% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 1.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.8% | 2.3% |
| FCF yield | 9.6% | -0.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.76 | 0.32 |
| Current ratio | 2.03 | 3.77 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.07 | 2.75 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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