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Forestar Group (FOR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.71 +0.48 (+1.84%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$26.70 -0.02 (-0.07%)
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About Forestar Group Stock (NYSE:FOR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.30
$26.94
50-Day Range
$24.06
$29.51
52-Week Range
$18.50
$30.74
Volume
141,761 shs
Average Volume
156,664 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.36 billion
P/E Ratio
8.14
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Forestar Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

FOR MarketRank™: 

Forestar Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 294th out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 22.3% upside from its current price of $26.71.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Forestar Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Forestar Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Forestar Group are expected to grow by 6.86% in the coming year, from $3.06 to $3.27 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Forestar Group is 8.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Forestar Group is 8.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.33.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Forestar Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Forestar Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.99% 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 3.53, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Forestar Group has recently decreased by 7.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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 Sentiment

    Forestar Group has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Forestar Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for FOR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Forestar Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Forestar Group's insider trading history.
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FOR Stock News Headlines

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FOR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Forestar Group's stock was trading at $24.65 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, FOR shares have increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $26.7130.

Forestar Group Inc (NYSE:FOR) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.09. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Forestar Group's top institutional shareholders include Swedbank AB (0.88%), Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. (0.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.20%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Daniel C Bartok, GF (Rick) Ringler III, Anthony W Oxley and Elizabeth Parmer.
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Shares of FOR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Forestar Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Disc Medicine (IRON) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/21/2026
Today
5/05/2026
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
7/21/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REAL ESTATE DEV
Sub-Industry
Real Estate Development
Current Symbol
NYSE:FOR
CIK
1406587
Employees
290
Year Founded
1955

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$38.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.28
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.14
Forward P/E Ratio
8.73
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$167.90 million
Net Margins
9.80%
Pretax Margin
12.96%
Return on Equity
9.49%
Return on Assets
5.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.44
Current Ratio
1.36
Quick Ratio
1.36

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.66 billion
Price / Sales
0.82
Cash Flow
$3.30 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.10
Book Value
$34.80 per share
Price / Book
0.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
51,010,000
Free Float
50,749,000
Market Cap
$1.36 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.45

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This page (NYSE:FOR) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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