William Blair Lowers Earnings Estimates for FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) – William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FTI Consulting in a research report issued to clients and 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 estimate 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.

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) last released its earnings results 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). The firm had revenue of $894.92 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $913.70 million. FTI Consulting had a net margin of 7.57% and a return on equity of 13.15%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on FCN. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on FTI Consulting from $194.00 to $173.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial lowered their target price on FTI Consulting from $275.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com cut FTI Consulting from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday.

FTI Consulting Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE FCN opened at $164.51 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $206.66. FTI Consulting has a 12-month low of $161.24 and a 12-month high of $243.60. The company has a market cap of $5.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.09 and a beta of 0.15.

Institutional Trading of FTI Consulting

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in FTI Consulting in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in FTI Consulting in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 181 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 337.8% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 162 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in shares of FTI Consulting during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 99.36% of the company’s stock.

FTI Consulting Company Profile

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.