Comparing Franklin Covey (FC) & Its Peers

Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC) is one of 20 public companies in the “Consulting” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Franklin Covey to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

69.9% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of shares of all “Consulting” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Franklin Covey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of shares of all “Consulting” companies are owned 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 summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Franklin Covey and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Covey	0	0	2	0	3.00
Franklin Covey Competitors	70	679	1260	62	2.63

Franklin Covey presently has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.46%. As a group, “Consulting” companies have a potential upside of 27.64%. Given Franklin Covey’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Franklin Covey is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Franklin Covey and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Covey	$279.94 million	$23.40 million	24.46
Franklin Covey Competitors	$2.97 billion	$272.15 million	22.08

Franklin Covey’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Covey. Franklin Covey is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Franklin Covey has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Covey’s rivals have a beta of 0.69, suggesting that their average share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin Covey and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Covey	3.81%	19.08%	6.12%
Franklin Covey Competitors	7.79%	28.08%	8.77%

Summary

Franklin Covey rivals beat Franklin Covey on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Franklin Covey Company Profile

Franklin Covey Co. provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments. It also provides a suite of individual-effectiveness and leadership-development training and products. In addition, the company operates Strive platform, a learning deployment platform; Impact platform that helps automate implementation of learning initiatives; All Access Pass, a subscription platform that enables improved deployment of content, services, technology, and metrics to deliver behavioral impact at scale; and Leader in Me, which provides access to digital versions of student leadership guides, leadership lessons, illustrated leadership stories, and other resources. Franklin Covey Co. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.