Forrester Research (FORR) reported $111.66 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 8.3%. EPS of $0.51 for the same period compares to $0.68 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.55% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $109.95 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.50, the EPS surprise was +2%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Forrester Research performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Research: $77.93 million versus $75.29 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.9% change.
- Revenue- Consulting: $23.49 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $22.16 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.3%.
- Revenue- Events: $10.24 million versus $12.51 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -23.3% change.
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Shares of Forrester Research have returned -4.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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