Forrester Research (FORR) Competitors

Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) and The Hackett Group (NASDAQ:HCKT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts recommend FORR or HCKT?

The Hackett Group has a consensus price target of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.68%. Given The Hackett Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Hackett Group is more favorable than Forrester Research.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FORR or HCKT?

Forrester Research received 58 more outperform votes than The Hackett Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.40% of users gave The Hackett Group an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave Forrester Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forrester Research	Outperform Votes 335 59.50%	Underperform Votes 228 40.50%
The Hackett Group	Outperform Votes 277 68.40%	Underperform Votes 128 31.60%

Does the media favor FORR or HCKT?

In the previous week, Forrester Research had 1 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Forrester Research and 5 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Forrester Research's score of 0.11 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Forrester Research	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Hackett Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FORR or HCKT a better dividend stock?

Forrester Research pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. The Hackett Group pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Forrester Research pays out -17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Hackett Group pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Hackett Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Forrester Research is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FORR or HCKT?

55.2% of Forrester Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of The Hackett Group shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Forrester Research shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of The Hackett Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FORR or HCKT?

The Hackett Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forrester Research	$422.27M	0.48	-$5.75M	-$4.57	-2.34
The Hackett Group	$314.53M	2.23	$34.15M	$0.85	29.81

Which has more risk and volatility, FORR or HCKT?

Forrester Research has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Hackett Group has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FORR or HCKT more profitable?

The Hackett Group has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Forrester Research's net margin of -1.33%. The Hackett Group's return on equity of 36.40% beat Forrester Research's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forrester Research	-1.33%	6.35%	2.81%
The Hackett Group	9.44%	36.40%	20.02%

Summary

The Hackett Group beats Forrester Research on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.