[May 16, 2012] Relatively Low Projected Earnings Growth Detected in Shares of FTI Consulting in the Research and Consulting Services Industry (FCN, HURN, DNB, EXPO, ABCO) Tweet May 16, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Research and Consulting Services industry with the lowest projected earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (current fiscal year estimated vs. last year actual) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.FTI Consulting ranks lowest with a projected earnings growth of 1.6%. Huron Consulting Group is next with a projected earnings growth of 2.8%. Dun & Bradstreet ranks third lowest with a projected earnings growth of 4.8%. Exponent follows with a projected earnings growth of 6.5%, and Advisory Board rounds out the bottom five with a projected earnings growth of 10.7%. SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of FTI Consulting on February 27th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $41.00. Since that call, shares of FTI Consulting have fallen 22.8%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]