William Blair Cuts Earnings Estimates for FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) – Equities research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for FTI Consulting in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.68 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.83. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.85 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on FCN. Truist Financial cut FTI Consulting from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $225.00 to $178.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. StockNews.com lowered FTI Consulting from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on FTI Consulting from $194.00 to $173.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st.

FTI Consulting Trading Up 0.8 %

FCN stock opened at $166.56 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.35 and a beta of 0.21. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $163.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.87. FTI Consulting has a 12-month low of $151.75 and a 12-month high of $243.60.

FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $2.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.50. FTI Consulting had a return on equity of 13.15% and a net margin of 7.57%. The firm had revenue of $898.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $906.93 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.23 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

FTI Consulting declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, April 24th that allows the company to repurchase $400.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase up to 6.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of FTI Consulting

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of FTI Consulting in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in FTI Consulting by 65.3% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 205 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in FTI Consulting in the third quarter worth $35,000. GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of FTI Consulting by 394.0% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. 99.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.