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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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Forrester Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Forrester Research had 3 more articles in the media than The Hackett Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Forrester Research and 3 mentions for The Hackett Group. The Hackett Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Forrester Research's score of 0.60 indicating that The Hackett Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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$313.86M2.05$29.63M$0.8527.38
Forrester Research$432.47M0.46-$5.75M-$4.57-2.27

The Hackett Group currently has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.65%. Given The Hackett Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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 share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forrester Research has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

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

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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$203.97M$5.79B$29.00B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A1.48%3.02%4.01%
P/E Ratio-2.2782.8534.2320.06
Price / Sales0.464.561,729.2589.10
Price / Cash4.2322.5538.3858.56
Price / Book0.865.217.795.87
Net Income-$5.75M$230.11M$782.91M$258.55M
7 Day Performance8.58%1.21%0.80%3.73%
1 Month Performance5.60%1.07%6.12%11.75%
1 Year Performance-46.08%15.47%52,641.07%18.02%

Forrester Research Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORR
Forrester Research
4.1637 of 5 stars
$10.38
-3.0%
N/A-45.8%$203.97M$432.47M-2.271,571Upcoming Earnings
HCKT
The Hackett Group
4.3761 of 5 stars
$24.62
-0.2%
$31.33
+27.3%
-7.3%$680.99M$313.86M28.971,478
UIS
Unisys
4.5872 of 5 stars
$4.11
+0.4%
$6.50
+58.3%
-8.8%$291.73M$1.95B-3.8415,900
IBM
International Business Machines
4.1093 of 5 stars
$283.86
+0.1%
$259.06
-8.7%
+35.2%$263.82B$62.75B48.86293,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ACN
Accenture
4.9887 of 5 stars
$279.80
-0.4%
$370.71
+32.5%
-14.2%$175.25B$64.90B22.28774,000Positive News
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
4.9021 of 5 stars
$75.39
+0.0%
$85.00
+12.7%
+4.7%$37.16B$19.74B15.87336,800Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
IT
Gartner
4.7084 of 5 stars
$373.27
-0.3%
$515.89
+38.2%
-22.7%$28.73B$6.33B23.2321,044
LDOS
Leidos
4.5209 of 5 stars
$163.78
+1.1%
$175.15
+6.9%
+7.4%$21.08B$16.93B16.4848,000Positive News
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.8855 of 5 stars
$107.79
+0.8%
$134.64
+24.9%
-26.3%$13.39B$11.98B14.8735,800Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
CACI
CACI International
2.5241 of 5 stars
$486.95
+1.2%
$520.31
+6.9%
+5.7%$10.71B$7.66B22.9824,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DOX
Amdocs
4.78 of 5 stars
$88.73
+0.5%
$105.33
+18.7%
+3.5%$10.02B$4.75B18.6829,058Positive News

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