Forrester Research Stock Earnings Report
Current P/E ratio: 22.52 | Price (May 30, 2023, EOD): $29.27 (Find current average P/E ratios for all sectors below)
FORR Upcoming Earnings (Q2 2023)
| Earnings Date: | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Consensus EPS: | Premium |
FORR Analysts Price Targets
Currently no data available.About Forrester Research
Forrester Research, Inc. operates as an independent research and advisory services company. The company operates in three segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. The Research segment primary subscription research portfolio services include Forrester Research, SiriusDecisions Research, and 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 through online access. The Consulting segment provides consulting projecs, including conducting maturity assessments, prioritizing best practices, developing strategies, building business cases, selecting technology vendors, structuring organizations, developing content marketing strategies and collateral, and sales tools; and advisory services. The Events segment hosts in-person and virtual events related to business-to-business marketing, sales and product leadership, customer experience, security and risk, new technology and innovation, and data strategies and insights. The company sells its products and services through direct sales force in various locations in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Asia Pacific region, and internationally. Forrester Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Last 3 Quarters for FORR Premium
Below you can see how FORR performed 4 days prior and 4 days after releasing the earnings report. Also, you can see the pre-estimates and the actual earnings. This information can give you a slight idea of what you might expect for the next quarter's release.
What Is an Earnings Report?
An earnings report is usually issued quarterly (Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4) by public companies to report their performance. Earnings reports typically include net income, earnings per share, earnings from continuing operations, and net sales. Looking at the earnings report investors can start gauge the financial health of the company and make even better decisions whether to buy, sell, or stay in the company. Fundamental analysts and value investors will typically hunt for stocks that continue to show good financial ratios and use a decline as an exit point. One of the most anticipated numbers for analysis is earnings per share because it indicates how much the company earned for its shareholders. The report will also indicate a possible dividend.
Earnings Report Content
Earnings reports generally provide an update of all three financial statements, including the income statement, the balance sheet, and the cash flow statement. These figures are typically measured against previous quarters/years. Furthermore, the earnings report usually includes a summary and analysis from the CEO or company spokesman, alongside a more general view of the financials and future forecast.
What To Know About Earnings Reports
Announcement of earnings for a stock, particularly for well followed large-capitalization stocks, can move the market. Stock prices can fluctuate wildly on days when the quarterly earnings report is released. Despite good reports, stocks may very well fall if the investors were expecting more or they believe the next quarter will not be as good. Investors always try to be ahead of the market and future earnings/losses are often discounted into the current price of the stock. It is natural for stocks to start to move in either direction a few days before the release of an earnings report.
Average Sector P/E ratio
Is your stock priced above or below the average P/E ratio?
A higher P/E ratio shows that investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future. For example, a company with a current P/E of 25, trades at 25 times today's earnings.
| Name | Number of firms | Average PE |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising | 47 | 20 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 77 | 35 |
| Air Transport | 18 | 15 |
| Apparel | 51 | 26 |
| Auto & Truck | 13 | 15 |
| Auto Parts | 46 | 16 |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | 11 |
| Banks (Regional) | 611 | 17 |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 21 | 38 |
| Beverage (Soft) | 34 | 35 |
| Broadcasting | 27 | 14 |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 39 | 14 |
| Building Materials | 42 | 23 |
| Business & Consumer Services | 165 | 32 |
| Cable TV | 14 | 156 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 43 | 14 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 6 | 10 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 94 | 25 |
| Coal & Related Energy | 22 | 7 |
| Computer Services | 106 | 27 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 48 | 24 |
| Construction Supplies | 44 | 22 |
| Diversified | 23 | 45 |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 503 | 77 |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 267 | 22 |
| Education | 35 | 21 |
| Electrical Equipment | 113 | 28 |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 20 | 18 |
| Electronics (General) | 153 | 49 |
| Engineering/Construction | 54 | 24 |
| Entertainment | 107 | 150 |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 82 | 70 |
| Farming/Agriculture | 31 | 63 |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 232 | 36 |
| Food Processing | 88 | 55 |
| Food Wholesalers | 17 | 43 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | 17 |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 22 | 88 |
| Healthcare Products | 242 | 160 |
| Healthcare Support Services | 128 | 131 |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 129 | 132 |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 64 |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 36 | 145 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 65 | 171 |
| Household Products | 127 | 26 |
| Information Services | 69 | 283 |
| Insurance (General) | 19 | 693 |
| Insurance (Life) | 24 | 15 |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 51 | 71 |
| Investments & Asset Management | 192 | 120 |
| Machinery | 120 | 27 |
| Metals & Mining | 92 | 37 |
| Office Equipment & Services | 22 | 16 |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 13 |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 269 | 19 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 606 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 136 | 28 |
| Packaging & Container | 24 | 43 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 15 | 20 |
| Power | 52 | 28 |
| Precious Metals | 83 | 98 |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 31 | 28 |
| R.E.I.T. | 234 | 91 |
| Real Estate (Development) | 20 | 146 |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 31 |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 57 | 23 |
| Recreation | 63 | 50 |
| Reinsurance | 2 | 153 |
| Restaurant/Dining | 77 | 66 |
| Retail (Automotive) | 26 | 20 |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 17 | 202 |
| Retail (Distributors) | 80 | 28 |
| Retail (General) | 18 | 22 |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 13 | 38 |
| Retail (Online) | 70 | 319 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 89 | 25 |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | 15 |
| Semiconductor | 72 | 109 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 39 | 26 |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 10 | 30 |
| Shoe | 11 | 27 |
| Software (Entertainment) | 86 | 60 |
| Software (Internet) | 30 | 90 |
| Software (System & Application) | 363 | 144 |
| Steel | 32 | 11 |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 18 | 27 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 91 | 66 |
| Telecom. Services | 67 | 115 |
| Tobacco | 17 | 33 |
| Transportation | 18 | 24 |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 8 | 20 |
| Trucking | 33 | 18 |
| Utility (General) | 16 | 26 |
| Utility (Water) | 17 | 46 |
| Total Market | 7053 | 61 |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5878 | 62 |
Updated: Jan 2020
About Forrester Research
Forrester Research, Inc. operates as an independent research and advisory services company. The company operates in three segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. The Research segment primary subscription research portfolio services include Forrester Research, SiriusDecisions Research, and Forrester Decisions, which are designed to provide business and technology leaders with a proven path to growth through customer obsession. This segment del... FORR Profile
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