Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR – Get Free Report) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Spire Global has a beta of 3.19, meaning that its stock price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of -0.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Spire Global and FTI Consulting’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Spire Global | -145.22% | -54.03% | -30.80% |
| FTI Consulting | 5.86% | 18.41% | 7.96% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
20.0% of Spire Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Spire Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of FTI Consulting shares are owned 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Spire Global and FTI Consulting, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Spire Global | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 |
| FTI Consulting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Spire Global currently has a consensus price target of $17.90, suggesting a potential upside of 106.48%. FTI Consulting has a consensus price target of $174.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.93%. Given Spire Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Spire Global is more favorable than FTI Consulting.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Spire Global and FTI Consulting”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Spire Global | $71.55 million | 4.74 | $51.31 million | ($2.67) | -3.25 |
| FTI Consulting | $3.79 billion | 1.41 | $270.87 million | $8.02 | 24.43 |
FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Spire Global. Spire Global 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 Spire Global on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Spire Global
Spire Global, Inc. provides subscription-based data, insights, predictive analytics, and related project-based services worldwide. The company offers satellite-based aircraft tracking data to power applications, drive decision making, and improve cost efficiencies; data, insights, and predictive analytics for highly accurate ship monitoring, real-time and near real-time vessel updates, port operations, ship safety and route optimization; and space-based data, AI-powered insights, and predictive weather analytics for accurate weather forecasting. It serves maritime, weather, aviation, and space services industries. The company was formerly known as Nanosatisfi, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Global, Inc. in July 2014. Spire Global, Inc. is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.
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.
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