Forrester Research, Inc. (FORR)Industrials | Consulting Services | Cambridge, United States | NasdaqGS
6.11 USD
+0.07
(1.159%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.11 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 7:08 p.m. EDT
FORR is a deep-value trap masquerading as a bargain; the 0.29 P/S and 2.9x EBITDA look attractive only until you realize the company is bleeding equity (-0.67 ROE) with zero dividend yield. While the stock hovers near book value, the market is pricing in a continued grind lower, as evidenced by the institutional put wall at $5.00 and a massive 31.3% short interest that is slowly being absorbed rather than triggered for a squeeze. This is not a 'buy the dip' scenario but a 'wait for earnings stability' situation where the lack of dividends removes the safety net for income investors. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.253342 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.254958 |
| AutoETS | 0.254960 |
| AutoTheta | 0.285862 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 2.55 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.030 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2018-12-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2018-12-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 56.823 |
| Revenue per Share | 20.87 |
| Market Cap | 117,165,360 |
| Forward P/E | 6.71 |
| Beta | 0.96 |
| Profit Margins | -30.07% |
| Website | https://www.forrester.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 7:08 p.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection with significant Put Open Interest concentrated in the $5.00 strike (6.8k OI in May and 670 OI in April) relative to the current $6.11 price. While Call volume is negligible, the massive skew towards Put OI at the $5.00 level (approx. -18% downside) indicates a consensus among traders that the stock is likely to test or breach support near $5.00 in the near term, despite the recent stabilization from the 14-day low.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-11 | 0.20 | 0.459876 |
| 2018-09-11 | 0.20 | 0.427014 |
| 2018-06-12 | 0.20 | 0.464346 |
| 2018-03-06 | 0.20 | 0.488383 |
| 2017-12-05 | 0.19 | 0.424770 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.19 | 0.478510 |
| 2017-06-05 | 0.19 | 0.502407 |
| 2017-02-27 | 0.19 | 0.522332 |
| 2016-12-05 | 0.18 | 0.471564 |
| 2016-09-02 | 0.18 | 0.452691 |
| 2016-06-06 | 0.18 | 0.504626 |
| 2016-02-29 | 0.18 | 0.608423 |
| 2015-11-30 | 0.17 | 0.551043 |
| 2015-08-31 | 0.17 | 0.571950 |
| 2015-06-08 | 0.17 | 0.516078 |
| 2015-03-02 | 0.17 | 0.479112 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.16 | 0.441735 |
| 2014-08-29 | 0.16 | 0.446147 |
| 2014-06-02 | 0.16 | 0.473992 |
| 2014-03-03 | 0.16 | 0.486469 |
| 2013-12-02 | 0.15 | 0.434283 |
| 2013-08-30 | 0.15 | 0.501082 |
| 2013-06-03 | 0.15 | 0.458787 |
| 2013-03-04 | 0.15 | 0.596561 |
| 2012-12-03 | 0.14 | 0.560842 |
| 2012-08-31 | 0.14 | 0.536901 |
| 2012-06-04 | 0.14 | 0.496556 |
| 2012-03-05 | 0.14 | 0.490884 |
| 2010-12-06 | 3.00 | 10.617898 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.35412264 |
| Address1 | 60 Acorn Park Drive |
| All Time High | 81.5 |
| All Time Low | 4.88 |
| Ask | 7.88 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 97,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 142,262 |
| Average Volume | 142,262 |
| Average Volume10Days | 97,160 |
| Beta | 0.955 |
| Bid | 4.58 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 6.655 |
| City | Cambridge |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.11 |
| Current Ratio | 0.886 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 6.355 |
| Day Low | 6.05 |
| Debt To Equity | 56.823 |
| Display Name | Forrester Research |
| Dividend Date | 1,545,782,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,931,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,931,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,930,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,011,200 |
| Ebitda | 20,828,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.05248 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.919 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.153 |
| Enterprise Value | 60,804,360 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.765 |
| Eps Forward | 0.91 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -6.28 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,544,486,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.9772 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.1328001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.022217778 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -35.412262 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 11.57 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.4599996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4719101 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.23 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.25204918 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.88 - 11.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 849,105,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.72 |
| Float Shares | 10,237,108 |
| Forward Eps | 0.91 |
| Forward P E | 6.714286 |
| Free Cashflow | 46,282,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,474 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.56986 |
| Gross Profits | 226,171,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.40043 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.57162 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,176,000 |
| Industry | Consulting Services |
| Industry Disp | Consulting Services |
| Industry Key | consulting-services |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=60569&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,544,486,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.2 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 949,968,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Forrester Research, Inc. operates as an independent research and advisory company in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. The Research segment primary subscription research services include Forrester Decisions which are designed to provide business and technology leaders with a proven path to growth through customer obsession. This segment delivers content, such as future trends, predictions, and market forecasts; deep consumer and business buyer data and insights; curated best practice models and tools to run business functions; operational and performance benchmarking data; and technology and service market landscapes and vendor evaluations. Its Consulting segment provides consulting projects, content marketing, and advisory services. The Events segment hosts events related to business-to-business marketing, sales and product leadership, customer experience, security and risk, and new technology and innovation. It sells its products and services through direct sales force. Forrester Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Forrester Research, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 117,165,360 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_356418 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -119,360,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 117,164,706 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 6.05 |
| Operating Cashflow | 21,081,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.00342 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.57 |
| Phone | 617-613-6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 6.11 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,605 |
| Previous Close | 6.04 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.9869285 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.9181067 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.29521012 |
| Profit Margins | -0.30074 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.746 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0700002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.15894 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.355 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.05 - 6.355 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.05 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.11 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 101,674 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01275 |
| Return On Equity | -0.67045 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.065 |
| Revenue Per Share | 20.87 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,175,893 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0678 |
| Shares Short | 1,300,697 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,172,940 |
| Short Name | Forrester Research, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.313 |
| Short Ratio | 9.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | FORR |
| Target High Price | 6.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.0 |
| Target Median Price | 6.0 |
| Total Cash | 128,256,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.688 |
| Total Debt | 71,895,000 |
| Total Revenue | 396,888,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -6.28 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.5705 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.1216 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.0116 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.24768518 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 101,674 |
| Website | https://www.forrester.com |
| Zip | 2,140 |