FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN)Industrials | Consulting Services | Washington, United States | NYSE
161.62 USD
+4.76
(3.035%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m. EDT
The immediate catalyst here is the aggressive options positioning, which screams 'bullish breakout' with massive open interest at strikes well above the current price. This speculative fervor aligns with the company's active capital return program, highlighted by the ramp-up of buybacks and institutional accumulation by firms like Black Creek. However, the long-term picture remains mixed due to a sharp 24.7% drop in the trailing twelve months and negative earnings growth, which caps the investment thesis despite the strong momentum. Crucially, there is no dividend to provide a safety net, making this purely a momentum and growth play. The statistical forecast model shows zero directional bias, indicating the recent price action is likely driven by sentiment rather than a predictable mean-reversion pattern, reinforcing the view that this is a high-conviction trade based on flow and management actions rather than a stable statistical edge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.134481 |
| AutoETS | 0.138806 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.138958 |
| AutoTheta | 0.171282 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 6.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.110 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 60.6 |
| Revenue per Share | 123.911 |
| Market Cap | 4,871,880,192 |
| Trailing P/E | 19.24 |
| Forward P/E | 14.48 |
| Beta | -0.04 |
| Profit Margins | 6.88% |
| Website | https://www.fticonsulting.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes 170, 175, 180, and deep OTM strikes up to 250. Conversely, put activity is concentrated at lower strikes (110-145), suggesting a floor rather than a bearish bet. The imbalance strongly favors a bullish outcome.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.012163043 |
| Address1 | 555 12th Street NW |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 243.6 |
| All Time Low | 1.055556 |
| Ask | 225.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 368,690 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 510,657 |
| Average Volume | 510,657 |
| Average Volume10Days | 368,690 |
| Beta | -0.043 |
| Bid | 64.87 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 56.194 |
| City | Washington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 161.62 |
| Current Ratio | 2.3 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 162.0 |
| Day Low | 155.71 |
| Debt To Equity | 60.6 |
| Display Name | FTI Consulting |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.092 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.068 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,414,600 |
| Ebitda | 445,268,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11494 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.549 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.442 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,587,825,152 |
| Eps Current Year | 9.26667 |
| Eps Forward | 11.16333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 202 312 9101 |
| Fifty Day Average | 155.0134 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.606598 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04261953 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.2163043 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 189.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.680008 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14622296 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 137.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 23.970001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.17413732 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 137.65 - 189.3 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 831,648,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 28,902,943 |
| Forward Eps | 11.16333 |
| Forward P E | 14.477758 |
| Free Cashflow | 227,755,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 8,170 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.31879 |
| Gross Profits | 1,234,947,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0191 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.07857 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 30,144,043 |
| Industry | Consulting Services |
| Industry Disp | Consulting Services |
| Industry Key | consulting-services |
| Ir Website | http://ir.fticonsulting.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82634&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,054,771,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | FTI Consulting, Inc. provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through Corporate Finance; Forensic and Litigation Consulting; Economic Consulting; and Technology, and Strategic Communications segments. The Corporate Finance segment provides transactions, transformation and turnaround, and restructuring services. The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers construction, projects and assets and environmental solutions, data and analytics, dispute advisory services, healthcare risk management and advisory, and risk and investigations, which include cybersecurity and financial services-related offerings. The Economic Consulting segment provides antitrust and competition economics, financial economics, and international arbitration services. The Technology segment offers blockchain and digital assets, information governance, privacy and security, investigations, litigation, M&A, and antitrust and competition 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 agribusiness, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality, gaming and leisure, automotive and industrial, insurance, mining, power and products, renewable and energy transition, professional services, public sector and government contracts, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecom, media and technology, and transportation and logistics sectors. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia. |
| Long Name | FTI Consulting, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,871,880,192 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_28754 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 266,678,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,871,880,229 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 155.71 |
| Operating Cashflow | 307,319,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08534 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.96 |
| Phone | 202 312 9100 |
| Pre Market Change | -2.1100006 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -1.3055319 |
| Pre Market Price | 159.51 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,031,786 |
| Previous Close | 156.86 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.441 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.8761077 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.25761 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06884 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.989 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.75999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.03455 |
| Regular Market Day High | 162.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 155.71 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 155.71 - 162.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 155.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 156.86 |
| Regular Market Price | 161.62 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,803 |
| Regular Market Volume | 286,968 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07191 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13994001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.095 |
| Revenue Per Share | 123.911 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,144,043 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0647 |
| Shares Short | 1,950,123 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,959,631 |
| Short Name | FTI Consulting, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0992 |
| Short Ratio | 3.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | DC |
| Symbol | FCN |
| Target High Price | 180.0 |
| Target Low Price | 164.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 172.0 |
| Target Median Price | 172.0 |
| Total Cash | 198,276,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.705 |
| Total Debt | 1,006,990,976 |
| Total Revenue | 3,873,920,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 8.4 |
| Trailing P E | 19.240477 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 165.76855 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.1485596 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.025026215 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 286,968 |
| Website | https://www.fticonsulting.com |
| Zip | 20,004 |