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FTI Consulting (FCN) to Post Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

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FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN - Free Report) will report first-quarter 2022 results on Apr 28 before the bell.

The company has an impressive earnings surprise history, having surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters, delivering an earnings surprise of 33.2%, on average.

Expectations This Time Around

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at 702.8 million, indicating growth of 2.4% from the year-ago quarter’s reported number. The top line is expected to have benefited from higher demand across Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Strategic Communications, Economic Consulting, and Corporate Finance & Restructuring segments.

The consensus estimate for Forensic and Litigation Consulting revenues in the to-be-reported quarter stands at 152 million, indicating growth of 0.7% from the year-ago quarter’s reported number.

The consensus mark for Strategic Communications revenues in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at 66 million, indicating growth of 8.2% year over year.

The consensus estimate for Economic Consulting revenues in the to-be-reported quarter stands at 172 million, indicating growth of 1.8% year over year.

The consensus mark for Corporate Finance & Restructuring revenues in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at 230 million, indicating growth of 1.8% from the year-ago quarter’s reported number.

The consensus mark for adjusted EPS stands at $1.33, indicating a 29.6% year-over-year decline.

What Our Model Says

Our proven Zacks model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for FTI Consulting this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that is not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

FTI Consulting has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and Zacks Rank #4.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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Stocks That Warrant a Look

Here are a few stocks from the broader Zacks Business Services sector that investors can consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat on their first-quarter 2022 earnings:

Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.67% and a Zacks Rank #1.

Cross Country Healthcare delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 41.5%, on average. CCRN’s shares have jumped 52.4% in the past year.

Huron Consulting (HURN - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +38.3% and a Zacks Rank #2.

Huron delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 13.4%, on average. HURN’s shares have declined 0.7% in the past year.

FLEETCOR Technologies has an Earnings ESP of +1.4% and a Zacks Rank #3.

FLEETCOR delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 4.1%, on average. FLT’s shares have declined 13.3% in the past year.

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