XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP – Get Free Report) and Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
XBP Global has a beta of -0.45, indicating that its stock price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forrester Research has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares XBP Global and Forrester Research”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| XBP Global | $791.04 million | 0.04 | $1.10 billion | ($3.70) | -0.79 |
| Forrester Research | $396.89 million | 0.42 | -$119.36 million | ($2.37) | -3.73 |
XBP Global has higher revenue and earnings than Forrester Research. Forrester Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XBP Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares XBP Global and Forrester Research’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| XBP Global | 134.88% | 1,328.38% | 122.34% |
| Forrester Research | -12.03% | 4.99% | 1.44% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.7% of XBP Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.2% of Forrester Research shares are held by institutional investors. 31.4% of XBP Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.7% of Forrester Research shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for XBP Global and Forrester Research, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| XBP Global | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Forrester Research | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
XBP Global currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.65%. Given XBP Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XBP Global is more favorable than Forrester Research.
Summary
XBP Global beats Forrester Research on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About XBP Global
XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. provides bills, payments, and related solutions and services in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bills & Payments and Technology. The Bills & Payments segment focuses on optimizing how bills and payments are processed by businesses of all sizes and industries. This segment also offers automation of accounts payable and accounts receivables processes and seeks to integrate buyers and suppliers, as well as engages in digital transformation business. The Technology segment engages in the sale of recurring software licenses and related maintenance, and hardware solutions, as well as provision of related maintenance and professional services. In addition, the company offers XBP platform that provides a secured network allowing billers, consumers, and businesses to communicate and transact; XBP Omnidirect, a cloud-based platform that provides enterprise level client communication management; and Reaktr.ai for cybersecurity, data modernization and cloud management, and generative AI. Further, it provides request to pay solutions; enterprise information management solutions; robotic process automation solutions; digital mailroom and records digitization solutions; business process management and intelligent workflow automation solutions; integrated communications solution; banking and financial industry solutions and services; cross-border payments; digitization of checks; confirmation of payee; and mortgage and loan management solutions. The company is based in Egham, the United Kingdom. XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Exela Technologies, Inc.
About Forrester Research
Forrester Research, Inc. operates as an independent research and advisory company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. The Research segment primary subscription research services include Forrester Decisions, Forrester Research, and SiriusDecisions Research, 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. The Consulting segment provides consulting projects, include 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 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. Forrester Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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