FTI Consulting Inc. saw a price increase of 3.05%, reaching a 20-day high, despite the broader market decline with the Nasdaq-100 down 1.64% and the S&P 500 down 0.96%.
This rise is attributed to FTI Consulting's collaboration with Penguin Ai, which aims to enhance healthcare revenue cycle management efficiency. The integration of Penguin Ai's AI platform is expected to accelerate cash flow and reduce administrative burdens for healthcare providers, thereby improving operational efficiency. This strategic partnership not only promotes technology adoption in the healthcare sector but also helps clients navigate financial pressures and operational complexities.
The implications of this collaboration are significant, as it positions FTI Consulting to leverage its expertise in large integrated delivery networks, enhancing its credibility in the market and potentially leading to increased demand for its services.
Wall Street analysts forecast FCN stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FCN is 165.00 USD with a low forecast of 165.00 USD and a high forecast of 165.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast FCN stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FCN is 165.00 USD with a low forecast of 165.00 USD and a high forecast of 165.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 179.240
Low
165.00
Averages
165.00
High
165.00
Current: 179.240
Low
165.00
Averages
165.00
High
165.00
Truist
Tobey Sommer
Hold
downgrade
$178 -> $165
2025-10-23
Reason
Truist
Tobey Sommer
Price Target
$178 -> $165
AI Analysis
2025-10-23
downgrade
Hold
Reason
Truist analyst Tobey Sommer lowered the firm's price target on FTI Consulting to $165 from $178 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The company reported upside in Q3 and increased EPS guidance, but the firm thinks investors fear AI driven efficiencies could reduce billable hours. While the firm takes "solace" that clients view FTI as an expert firm, which could reduce the threat of automation, it acknowledges the risk that AI is an overhang and is also cautious longer-term about segment margins in the race for talent.
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Strong Buy
to
Hold
Downgrades
$225 → $178
2025-04-02
Reason
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Price Target
$225 → $178
2025-04-02
Downgrades
Strong Buy
to
Hold
Reason
Truist downgraded FTI Consulting to Hold from Buy with a price target of $178, down from $225. The firm reduced 2025 estimates below guidance and consensus, citing ongoing risk from consultant attrition in Economic Consulting. Yesterday, according to the industry journal Global Competition Review, FTI reportedly lost a substantial producer in the Economic Consulting Segment to Econic Partners, the newly launched firm founded by the former leader of the Compass Lexicon brand within FTI, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Truist now anticipates an annual guidance reduction.
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Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Strong Buy
Maintains
$275 → $225
2025-02-21
Reason
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
Price Target
$275 → $225
2025-02-21
Maintains
Strong Buy
Reason
Truist lowered the firm's price target on FTI Consulting to $225 from $275 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares following "weaker" Q4 results. The firm said FTI Consulting offered "downside" 2025 guidance partially driven by talent churn in the economic consulting segment and a slower start to the year on capital markets activity. Despite the "disappointing" outlook, Truist believes FTI can recover from Compass Lexecon defections consistent with past rebounds. The firm cites lower estimates for the diminished price target.
Goldman Sachs
James Yaro
Hold
Maintains
$194 → $173
2025-02-21
Reason
Goldman Sachs
James Yaro
Price Target
$194 → $173
2025-02-21
Maintains
Hold
Reason
About FCN
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory company. The Company’s segment includes Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment focuses on the strategic, operational, financial, transactional and capital needs of its clients; Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with a multidisciplinary and independent range of services in risk and investigations and disputes; Economic Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, and government entities with analyzes of economic issues for use in international arbitration and legal and regulatory proceedings and strategic decision-making and public policy debates; Technology segment provides companies, law firms, private equity firms and government entities with a portfolio of digital insights and risk management consulting and data services, and Strategic Communications segment provides corporate reputation, financial communications and public affairs.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
