Forrester Research vs Information Services
FORR and III side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FORR and III compare
Information Services is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Forrester Research ($299M against $174M).
Information Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.8% versus −7.7% for Forrester Research).
Information Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.7% compared with −12.0% at Forrester Research.
Information Services pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; Forrester Research does not pay one.
Information Services scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for Forrester Research), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FORR | III |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $174M | $299M |
| Share price | $9.13 | $6.17 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.8% | 14.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −84.3% | −35.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.95 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 1,474 | 1,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 25.7× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 12.3× |
| P/FCF | 39.9× | 15.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.5% | 6.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $11.66 | $5.33 |
| Margin of safety | 21.7% (better) | −15.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.7% | 4.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.4% | −0.36% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 22.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 26.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 25.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 56.9% (better) | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | −13.4% | 8.9% (better) |
| Net margin | −12.0% | 4.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.2% | 7.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | −33.6% | 12.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −37.0% | 10.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.27 (better) | 0.63 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.14 |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 2.80 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.12 | 2.96 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 76.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.5% | 67.7% |
| Held by insiders | 40.7% | 29.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$199K (better) | −$2.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 2.7% |
Go deeper
- FORR stock overview
- FORR income statement
- FORR valuation and score
- III stock overview
- III income statement
- III valuation and score
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