FTI Consulting (FCN): Revisiting Valuation After AI-Focused Hires, Partnerships and Leadership Moves

FTI Consulting (FCN) has been busy, and the stock is reacting to a clear theme: a coordinated push into AI driven, tech heavy consulting through new talent, strategic partnerships, and expanded digital capabilities.

See our latest analysis for FTI Consulting.

Those AI focused hires and partnerships seem to be resonating with investors, with the latest 1 month share price return of 9.53% helping offset a weaker year to date move and leaving the 5 year total shareholder return at a solid 60.68%.

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With shares rebounding but still down year to date and now trading above the average analyst target, the key question becomes whether FTI is quietly undervalued or if the market is already pricing in its AI powered growth.

Most Popular Narrative: 6.4% Overvalued

With FTI Consulting closing at $176.70 against a narrative fair value of $166.00, the story leans toward a mildly stretched valuation driven by steady fundamentals.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $185.0 for FTI Consulting based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

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Want to see what powers that upside gap? This narrative leans on disciplined revenue expansion, firmer margins, and a future earnings multiple that implies quiet confidence. Curious which assumptions really move the fair value dial? Explore the full roadmap behind these projections to understand the details.

Result: Fair Value of $166 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, rising AI driven automation and tougher competition could undercut FTI’s pricing power, pressuring margins and challenging the current growth assumptions.

Find out about the key risks to this FTI Consulting narrative.

Another Angle on Value

While the narrative fair value suggests FTI Consulting is about 6.4% overvalued, its 20.1x price to earnings ratio still sits below both the US Professional Services industry at 24.6x and peers at 21.8x, and under a 23.9x fair ratio, hinting at some valuation cushion. Is the market underestimating its staying power?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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