FCN NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

FTI Consulting Inc · Industrials · Consulting Services

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Latest close 151.4 USD
-5.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.0%, after a -3.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 32/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 151.4 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -5.0% latest completed week
4W Return -3.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -5.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.5%. Indicator stack 21/46 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 32/100 conviction; expected move 4.6%. News sentiment 54/100 16 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.0%, after a -3.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1712-week average 0.30

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.17Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.5% over four weeks, 5.3% over 12 weeks, and -9.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.0%
4W-3.5%
12W5.3%
26W-15.4%
52W-9.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.47Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change51.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-18.63Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-22.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality68/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Momentum23/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Growth21/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework73/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
16.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
31.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
10.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
1.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
174.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
20.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
20.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

FCN shows bullish options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.33, expected move of 4.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction32/100
Expected move4.6%
Put/call volume0.33
Pressure50
Speculation8
Volatility42
Trend agreement19
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Insider activity15 / 3

15 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.

5 positive · 7 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move4.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.6%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-12.3%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-5.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape32/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis12/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.17; No reversal markers Factors56/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Cornerstone Growth rank 85; Buyback Yield rank 2; Small Cap Core rank 25 SVQF73/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 272.5 of 1018 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options43/100

FCN shows bullish options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.33, expected move of 4.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 4.6% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.

Frasers Group confirms acquisition of Harvey Nichols, warns of ‘significant restructuring’ Insiders15 / 3

15 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026151.4 USD-5.0%165.0 USD185.8 USD-0.47-18.632.5MOff
31 Jul 2026159.4 USD-0.3%165.8 USD186.0 USD-0.62-11.842.5MOff
24 Jul 2026159.8 USD-1.7%166.2 USD186.2 USD-0.81-11.041.7MOff
17 Jul 2026162.6 USD3.6%166.7 USD186.3 USD-0.89-10.461.4MOff
10 Jul 2026156.9 USD2.1%167.2 USD186.5 USD-0.97-15.241.8MOff
3 Jul 2026153.6 USD1.6%167.6 USD186.8 USD-0.95-16.261.6MOff
26 Jun 2026151.1 USD3.8%168.2 USD187.0 USD-0.84-16.223.9MOff
19 Jun 2026145.6 USD-8.2%168.6 USD187.3 USD-0.93-21.553.3MOff
12 Jun 2026158.6 USD-0.7%169.2 USD187.6 USD-0.95-14.251.6MOff
5 Jun 2026159.7 USD4.3%169.4 USD187.8 USD-0.94-13.552.3MOff
29 May 2026153.2 USD-0.6%169.6 USD188.0 USD-0.85-19.531.7MOff
22 May 2026154.1 USD7.2%169.9 USD188.2 USD-0.54-18.362.9MOff
15 May 2026143.8 USD-12.3%170.1 USD188.5 USD-0.22-23.664.5MOff
8 May 2026163.9 USD-5.7%170.4 USD188.7 USD0.02-13.372.8MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context