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FORR vs. HCKT, UIS, IBM, ACN, CTSH, IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, and DOX

Should you be buying Forrester Research stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forrester Research include The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Accenture (ACN), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), and Amdocs (DOX). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.

Forrester Research vs. Its Competitors

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) and Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) are both small-cap it consulting & other services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, The Hackett Group had 1 more articles in the media than Forrester Research. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Hackett Group and 3 mentions for Forrester Research. Forrester Research's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat The Hackett Group's score of 0.69 indicating that Forrester Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Hackett Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Forrester Research
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

The Hackett Group has a net margin of 7.64% compared to Forrester Research's net margin of -20.45%. The Hackett Group's return on equity of 30.51% beat Forrester Research's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Hackett Group7.64% 30.51% 17.74%
Forrester Research -20.45%7.40%3.18%

The Hackett Group presently has a consensus target price of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.07%. Given The Hackett Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe The Hackett Group is more favorable than Forrester Research.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Hackett Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Forrester Research
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forrester Research has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Forrester Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Forrester Research shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The Hackett Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forrester Research. Forrester Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Hackett Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Hackett Group$313.86M2.26$29.63M$0.8530.20
Forrester Research$432.47M0.48-$5.75M-$4.57-2.37

Summary

The Hackett Group beats Forrester Research on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FORR vs. The Competition

MetricForrester ResearchCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$206.45M$5.82B$27.78B$9.05B
Dividend YieldN/A1.52%3.12%4.02%
P/E Ratio-2.3780.9837.1120.24
Price / Sales0.484.442,042.36118.64
Price / Cash4.2823.1438.5958.07
Price / Book0.895.297.225.67
Net Income-$5.75M$230.11M$763.57M$249.13M
7 Day Performance9.97%3.15%2.75%3.28%
1 Month Performance6.50%6.68%6.38%5.56%
1 Year Performance-35.04%30.47%51,825.68%21.13%

Forrester Research Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORR
Forrester Research
4.2663 of 5 stars
$10.81
+6.2%
N/A-37.1%$206.45M$432.47M-2.371,571
HCKT
The Hackett Group
3.7245 of 5 stars
$25.42
+1.0%
$31.33
+23.3%
+19.3%$703.12M$313.86M29.911,478Positive News
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UIS
Unisys
4.6677 of 5 stars
$4.55
+1.3%
$6.50
+42.9%
+4.4%$323.37M$2.01B-4.2515,900
IBM
International Business Machines
4.4278 of 5 stars
$294.64
+1.7%
$253.75
-13.9%
+66.0%$273.84B$62.75B50.71293,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ACN
Accenture
4.9916 of 5 stars
$298.92
+1.2%
$370.71
+24.0%
-0.4%$187.22B$64.90B23.80774,000Positive News
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
4.7193 of 5 stars
$78.03
+0.4%
$85.00
+8.9%
+14.9%$38.46B$19.74B16.43355,300Positive News
IT
Gartner
4.7278 of 5 stars
$403.99
+0.3%
$515.89
+27.7%
-10.6%$31.10B$6.30B25.1419,500
LDOS
Leidos
4.4418 of 5 stars
$157.94
+1.5%
$177.46
+12.4%
+12.3%$20.33B$16.66B15.8945,000Positive News
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BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.8805 of 5 stars
$104.14
+1.2%
$134.64
+29.3%
-30.0%$12.93B$11.98B14.3635,800Positive News
CACI
CACI International
2.765 of 5 stars
$476.95
+2.9%
$520.31
+9.1%
+14.5%$10.49B$7.66B22.5124,000
DOX
Amdocs
4.8942 of 5 stars
$91.24
+0.3%
$105.33
+15.4%
+18.6%$10.30B$5.00B19.2129,058Positive News

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