FORR
Forrester Research, Inc.
FORR trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over FORR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
FORR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
FORR's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
FORR PE Valuation
FORR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
FORR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect FORR's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over FORR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
FORR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.76 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.34 | +$2.17 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.22 | +$2.48 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.80 | +$1.77 |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.28 | -$5.98 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.51 | -$4.15 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.70 | -6814% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.57 | -22950% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.30 | -288% |
FORR lost $2.34 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over FORR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FORR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86.1M | -8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $100.2M | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $85.5M | -4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $101.1M | -6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $94.3M | -8% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.7M | -8.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $89.9M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $108M | -8.5% |
FORR's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $86M last quarter, down 8.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -22% | +76 points |
| Q4 2025 | -37% | -36 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -97% | -88 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5% | +0.7 points |
FORR's operating margin was 2.8% last quarter, down 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over FORR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over FORR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FORR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9M | +253% |
| Q2 2026 | -$12.6M | -$8.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.4M | -26% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.3M | -$1.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $524K | +$747K |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.2M | -$493K |
| Q1 2025 | $26.1M | +$26.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.5M | -124% |
FORR still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $4M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over FORR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FORR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.8% | -539K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -197K shares |
| 3 years | -1.9% | -373K shares |
| 5 years | -2.4% | -472K shares |
| Available history | +2.3% | +424K shares |
FORR has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $133,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $44,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $5M |
| Q2 2024 | $3.9M |
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
FORR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
FORR has more cash than debt.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
FORR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
FORR's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
FORR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FORR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
FORR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
FORR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.9 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $11.0 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.46 | 8.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.55 | 4.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $17.0 | 46% below |
FORR's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 46% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over FORR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FORR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.9 | $40.4 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | $40.4 | $58.7 | +45% |
| 2022 | $58.7 | $34.4 | -41% |
| 2023 | $34.4 | $26.8 | -22% |
| 2024 | $26.8 | $15.7 | -41% |
| 2025 | $15.7 | $7.25 | -54% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.25 | $9.15 | +26% |
FORR has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.