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Forestar Group Inc. (FOR)

Real Estate | Real Estate - Development | Arlington, United States | NYSE
26.63 USD +0.68 (2.620%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 26.69 +0.06 (0.210%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:22 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:15 p.m. EDT

Forestar Group Inc. (FOR) shows a mixed picture with a recent price dip below its 50-day average and a low dividend yield. While the stock has a moderate analyst recommendation and some positive fundamentals like a strong balance sheet and reasonable earnings growth, the recent price weakness and low volume suggest caution. The options market indicates some bullish sentiment but lacks strong bearish signals, which could imply a potential for a short-term rebound. However, the long-term outlook is uncertain due to challenges in the real estate sector and a lack of dividend history. Investors should consider the stock as a speculative play with limited upside potential in the short term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.068931
AutoARIMA0.069817
AutoETS0.069818
AutoTheta0.069955

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.106
Excess Kurtosis -1.33
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Debt to Equity Ratio 16.559
Revenue per Share 33.093
Market Cap 1,355,256,064
Trailing P/E 8.14
Forward P/E 8.14
Beta 1.45
Profit Margins 9.90%
Website https://www.forestar.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:15 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. Call options are showing increased volume and open interest, particularly around the 25.0 strike, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, put options are limited, with most activity concentrated around lower strikes, indicating limited bearish positioning. The overall volatility is relatively low, with IV decreasing across expirations, suggesting a lack of strong directional conviction from speculators. The presence of ATM anchors and OTM positions suggests potential for both upward and downward movement, but the overall options landscape does not show a clear consensus.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.40650403
Address1 2,221 East Lamar Boulevard
Address2 Suite 790
All Time High 40.92
All Time Low 2.93
Ask 28.08
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 144,480
Average Daily Volume3 Month 160,288
Average Volume 160,288
Average Volume10Days 144,480
Beta 1.445
Bid 25.94
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 5
Book Value 35.099
City Arlington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 26.63
Current Ratio 1.167
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 27.0899
Day Low 26.235
Debt To Equity 16.559
Display Name Forestar
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,783,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,783,600
Earnings Growth 0.223
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.214
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,774,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,774,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,774,600
Ebitda 212,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.12593001
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.416
Enterprise To Revenue 0.682
Enterprise Value 1,149,378,048
Eps Current Year 2.94824
Eps Forward 3.27254
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.27
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.8588
Fifty Day Average Change -0.22880173
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.008518687
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.650402
Fifty Two Week High 30.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.1100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13370204
Fifty Two Week Low 18.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.509998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4696467
Fifty Two Week Range 18.12 - 30.74
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,197,556,200,000
Float Shares 19,144,074
Forward Eps 3.27254
Forward P E 8.137409
Free Cashflow 137,475,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 433
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.21573
Gross Profits 363,500,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.62401
Held Percent Institutions 0.36234
Implied Shares Outstanding 50,892,080
Industry Real Estate - Development
Industry Disp Real Estate - Development
Industry Key real-estate-development
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Long Business Summary Forestar Group Inc. operates as a residential lot development company in the United States. It acquires land and develops infrastructure for single-family residential communities. The company sells its residential single-family finished lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. Forestar Group Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Forestar Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of D.R. Horton, Inc.
Long Name Forestar Group Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,355,256,064
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7910540
Most Recent Quarter 1,538,265,600
Net Income To Common 166,800,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,320,649,476
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 26.53
Operating Cashflow 95,300,000
Operating Margins 0.0468
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 817 769 1860
Post Market Change 0.055849075
Post Market Change Percent 0.20972241
Post Market Price 26.685848
Post Market Time 1,776,464,521
Previous Close 25.95
Price Eps Current Year 9.032507
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.7587111
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8043063
Profit Margins 0.09899
Quick Ratio 0.903
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.679998
Regular Market Change Percent 2.62042
Regular Market Day High 27.0899
Regular Market Day Low 26.235
Regular Market Day Range 26.235 - 27.0899
Regular Market Open 26.53
Regular Market Previous Close 25.95
Regular Market Price 26.63
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 90,578
Return On Assets 0.04249
Return On Equity 0.09809
Revenue Growth -0.03
Revenue Per Share 33.093
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 50,892,080
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0107
Shares Short 545,720
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 577,608
Short Name Forestar Group Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.028499998
Short Ratio 4.04
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol FOR
Target High Price 38.0
Target Low Price 26.0
Target Mean Price 33.0
Target Median Price 34.0
Total Cash 318,793,984
Total Cash Per Share 6.264
Total Debt 111,704,000
Total Revenue 1,684,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 3.27
Trailing P E 8.143731
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.93885
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.69114876
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.026645312
Type Disp Equity
Volume 90,578
Website https://www.forestar.com
Zip 76,006