Q1 EPS Estimates for FTI Consulting Reduced by William Blair

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) – Equities researchers at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FTI Consulting in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 21st. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.87. The consensus estimate for FTI Consulting’s current full-year earnings is $8.55 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FTI Consulting’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.95 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of FTI Consulting from $194.00 to $173.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of FTI Consulting from $275.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of FTI Consulting from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

FTI Consulting Stock Down 1.0 %

FTI Consulting stock opened at $164.43 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $190.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $205.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.08 and a beta of 0.15. FTI Consulting has a 52-week low of $161.24 and a 52-week high of $243.60.

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.73 by ($0.17). FTI Consulting had a net margin of 7.57% and a return on equity of 13.15%. The business had revenue of $894.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $913.70 million.

Institutional Trading of FTI Consulting

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 3,916,333 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $891,201,000 after purchasing an additional 123,177 shares in the last quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 30,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,827,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 570.2% in the 4th quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 6,521 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,246,000 after purchasing an additional 5,548 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 214.4% in the 4th quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 6,074 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,161,000 after purchasing an additional 4,142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Enhancement Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 92.0% in the 4th quarter. Financial Enhancement Group LLC now owns 46,569 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,079,000 after purchasing an additional 22,310 shares in the last quarter. 99.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology, and Strategic Communications segments. The Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment provides business transformation and strategy, transactions, and turnaround and restructuring services.