Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) versus FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for FTI Consulting and Aeries Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

FTI Consulting currently has a consensus price target of $275.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.39%. Given FTI Consulting’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FTI Consulting is more favorable than Aeries Technology.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTI Consulting	$3.49 billion	1.96	$274.89 million	$8.70	21.89
Aeries Technology	$72.85 million	0.51	$15.66 million	$0.47	1.78

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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Aeries Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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.

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.