Forrester Research, Inc. (FORR)Industrials | Consulting Services | Cambridge, United States | NasdaqGS
12.38 USD
+0.17
(1.392%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.38 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Forrester is effectively broken. The company is trapped in a death spiral where revenue is contracting by double digits while losses persist, dragging the stock down 75% over the last nine years. This is not a temporary setback; the market has punished the stock for four consecutive years of declining annual returns, signaling a structural failure in the business model rather than a cyclical dip. Despite the low share price, the lack of dividends and negative earnings growth leaves no safety net for investors. While the statistical model suggests a slight upward lean over the next month, this is likely just noise reflecting a potential mean reversion in a dead stock, not a sign of recovery. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying insurance against further drops rather than betting on a rally. Until there is clear evidence of revenue stabilization and a path to profitability, this remains a severe avoid. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.186872 |
| MSTL | 0.248582 |
| AutoETS | 0.251726 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.251727 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 46.95 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.160 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2018-12-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2018-12-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 52.607 |
| Revenue per Share | 19.9 |
| Market Cap | 235,702,816 |
| Forward P/E | 13.68 |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| Profit Margins | -11.17% |
| Website | https://www.forrester.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at strikes below the current price, while call activity is negligible and concentrated deep in-the-money. Implied volatility is elevated on puts relative to calls, indicating a market consensus expecting further weakness rather than a bounce.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-11 | 0.20 | 0.459876 |
| 2018-09-11 | 0.20 | 0.425080 |
| 2018-06-12 | 0.20 | 0.460299 |
| 2018-03-06 | 0.20 | 0.481928 |
| 2017-12-05 | 0.19 | 0.417124 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.19 | 0.467980 |
| 2017-06-05 | 0.19 | 0.489061 |
| 2017-02-27 | 0.19 | 0.505992 |
| 2016-12-05 | 0.18 | 0.454545 |
| 2016-09-02 | 0.18 | 0.434363 |
| 2016-06-06 | 0.18 | 0.482057 |
| 2016-02-29 | 0.18 | 0.578406 |
| 2015-11-30 | 0.17 | 0.520833 |
| 2015-08-31 | 0.17 | 0.537804 |
| 2015-06-08 | 0.17 | 0.482680 |
| 2015-03-02 | 0.17 | 0.445960 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.16 | 0.409312 |
| 2014-08-29 | 0.16 | 0.411734 |
| 2014-06-02 | 0.16 | 0.435611 |
| 2014-03-03 | 0.16 | 0.445186 |
| 2013-12-02 | 0.15 | 0.395674 |
| 2013-08-30 | 0.15 | 0.454821 |
| 2013-06-03 | 0.15 | 0.414594 |
| 2013-03-04 | 0.15 | 0.536865 |
| 2012-12-03 | 0.14 | 0.501972 |
| 2012-08-31 | 0.14 | 0.478142 |
| 2012-06-04 | 0.14 | 0.440113 |
| 2012-03-05 | 0.14 | 0.433168 |
| 2010-12-06 | 3.00 | 9.328358 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.290928 |
| Address1 | 60 Acorn Park Drive |
| All Time High | 81.5 |
| All Time Low | 4.88 |
| Ask | 15.61 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 78,500 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 138,076 |
| Average Volume | 138,076 |
| Average Volume10Days | 78,500 |
| Beta | 0.934 |
| Bid | 12.38 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 6.308 |
| City | Cambridge |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.38 |
| Current Ratio | 1.063 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 12.63 |
| Day Low | 12.195 |
| Debt To Equity | 52.607 |
| Display Name | Forrester Research |
| Dividend Date | 1,545,782,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.9 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.898 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 14,572,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03824 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.547 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.442 |
| Enterprise Value | 168,261,824 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.775 |
| Eps Forward | 0.905 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.26 |
| 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 | 10.2328 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.1472006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.20983511 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 29.0928 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.63 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.01979414 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5368853 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.88 - 12.63 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 849,105,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.72 |
| Float Shares | 9,654,867 |
| Forward Eps | 0.905 |
| Forward P E | 13.679559 |
| Free Cashflow | 11,562,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,361 |
| Fullday Change | 0.17 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.3923 |
| Fullday Price | 12.38 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.5701 |
| Gross Profits | 217,231,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.40502 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.60368 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,039,000 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 235,702,816 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_356418 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -42,573,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 232,466,190 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 12.215 |
| Operating Cashflow | 23,008,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05451 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.5 |
| Phone | 617-613-6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 12.38 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 12.21 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.974195 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.9625872 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6185776 |
| Profit Margins | -0.11173 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.802 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.17 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.3923 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.63 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.195 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.195 - 12.63 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.215 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.38 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 91,338 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0055400003 |
| Return On Equity | -0.30282 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.102 |
| Revenue Per Share | 19.9 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,039,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0323 |
| Shares Short | 614,645 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 647,138 |
| Short Name | Forrester Research, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.153 |
| Short Ratio | 4.73 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | FORR |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.0 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 131,432,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.903 |
| Total Debt | 63,991,000 |
| Total Revenue | 381,040,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.26 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.5037 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.6276 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.7524 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.6230531 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 91,338 |
| Website | https://www.forrester.com |
| Zip | 2,140 |