Reviewing FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) & Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT)

Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Aeries Technology and FTI Consulting, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeries Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
FTI Consulting	0	0	2	0	3.00

FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $275.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.92%. Given FTI Consulting’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than Aeries Technology.

Volatility and Risk

Aeries Technology has a beta of -0.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeries Technology	-3.60%	-3.80%	-5.19%
FTI Consulting	8.37%	14.79%	9.23%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Aeries Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aeries Technology and FTI Consulting”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aeries Technology	$72.51 million	0.50	$15.66 million	$0.47	1.74
FTI Consulting	$3.49 billion	1.97	$274.89 million	$8.70	21.96

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Aeries Technology. Aeries Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTI Consulting, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

FTI Consulting beats Aeries Technology on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aeries Technology

Aeries Technology, Inc. operates as a professional services and consulting partner in the North America, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers management consultancy services for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, including software solutions, product management, IT infrastructure, information and cyber security, ERP and CRM platform management, business process management, and digital transformation services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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.