Forrester Research (FORR) Competitors

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) and Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UIS or FORR?

86.9% of Unisys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Forrester Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Unisys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% of Forrester Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, UIS or FORR?

Forrester Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Unisys. Forrester Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unisys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unisys	$2.01B	0.14	-$430.70M	-$2.83	-1.39
Forrester Research	$432.47M	0.42	-$5.75M	-$0.30	-31.53

Is UIS or FORR more profitable?

Forrester Research has a net margin of -1.33% compared to Unisys' net margin of -9.63%. Forrester Research's return on equity of 6.35% beat Unisys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unisys	-9.63%	-16.84%	1.71%
Forrester Research	-1.33%	6.35%	2.81%

Which has more volatility & risk, UIS or FORR?

Unisys has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forrester Research has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UIS or FORR?

Forrester Research received 58 more outperform votes than Unisys when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.28% of users gave Unisys an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave Forrester Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unisys	Outperform Votes 277 61.28%	Underperform Votes 175 38.72%
Forrester Research	Outperform Votes 335 59.50%	Underperform Votes 228 40.50%

Does the media favor UIS or FORR?

In the previous week, Unisys had 2 more articles in the media than Forrester Research. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Unisys and 6 mentions for Forrester Research. Forrester Research's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Unisys' score of 0.37 indicating that Forrester Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unisys	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Forrester Research	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate UIS or FORR?

Unisys currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.61%. Given Unisys' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Unisys is more favorable than Forrester Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unisys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Forrester Research	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Forrester Research beats Unisys on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.