Monarch America (OTCMKTS:BTFL) & FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) Critical Analysis

Monarch America (OTCMKTS:BTFL) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Monarch America and FTI Consulting, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monarch America	0	0	0	0	0.00
FTI Consulting	0	2	1	0	2.33

FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.13%. Given FTI Consulting’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than Monarch America.

Profitability

This table compares Monarch America and FTI Consulting’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monarch America	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTI Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Monarch America and FTI Consulting”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monarch America	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTI Consulting	$3.67 billion	1.56	$274.89 million	$7.31	22.84

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Monarch America.

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Monarch America on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Monarch America

Monarch America, Inc., through its The Big Tomato, Inc. subsidiary, sells and distributes hydroponic lights and equipment to the indoor gardeners and commercial growers in Denver, Colorado and the surrounding communities. It offers grow lights and boxes, hydroponic systems, ballasts, bulbs, nutrients and additives, and other hydroponic and gardening items. The company also provides turnkey solutions, as well as management and consulting services to the legal and regulated marijuana industry. It serves customers through its online store; and a retail storefront and warehouse/commercial distribution center in Aurora, Colorado. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

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. The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers construction and environmental solutions, data and analytics, disputes, health solutions, and risk and investigation services. The Economic Consulting segment provides antitrust and competition economics, financial economics, and international arbitration services. The Technology segment offers corporate legal department consulting; e-discovery and expertise; and information governance, privacy, and security services. The Strategic Communications segment provides corporate reputation, financial communications, and public affairs services. It serves aerospace and defense, airlines and aviation, blockchain and digital assets, chemicals, construction and environmental solutions, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality, gaming and leisure, automotive and industrial, insurance, mining, private equity, power and renewable, public sector and government contracts, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecom, media and technology, and transportation and logistics sectors. FTI Consulting, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.