Forestar Group (FOR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) is a residential lot development company that acquires, entitles and develops land for housing construction. The company sells finished and partially developed residential lots to homebuilders, including its majority shareholder, D.R. Horton, as well as other national, regional and local builders.

Forestar’s activities generally include identifying land opportunities, obtaining development approvals, installing infrastructure and managing the construction of roads, utilities and other improvements needed for residential communities. Its projects support the development of single-family and, in some locations, multifamily housing.

The company operates across multiple housing markets in the United States. Forestar traces its history to 1955 and became affiliated with D.R. Horton through a transaction completed in 2017. Its business is focused primarily on land development rather than directly constructing and selling completed homes to consumers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.96 to $26.55
• 50-Day Range: $24.75 to $29.40
• 52-Week Range: $22.81 to $32.06
• Volume: 6,551 shs
• Average Volume: 151,776 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.92
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Forestar Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Forestar Group scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 188 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Forestar Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Forestar Group has a consensus price target of $32.67, representing about 25.4% upside from its current price of $26.05.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Forestar Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Forestar Group is 7.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Forestar Group is 7.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.87.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Forestar Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.75. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.81% of the float of Forestar Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Forestar Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.57.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Forestar Group has recently increased by 20.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Forestar Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Forestar Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Forestar Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for FOR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Forestar Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Forestar Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.51% of the stock of Forestar Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.50% of the stock of Forestar Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Today: 10/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Management & Development
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate Development
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FOR
• CIK: 1406587
• Web: www.forestar.com
• Phone: (817) 769-1860
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 402
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Forestar Group: $32.67
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $167.90 million
• Net Margins: 9.88%
• Pretax Margin: 13.13%
• Return on Equity: 9.42%
• Return on Assets: 5.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 1.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $3.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.68
• Book Value: $34.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,020,000
• Free Float: 50,758,000
• Market Cap: $1.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40