Head-To-Head Analysis: Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) & CTPartners Executive Search (OTCMKTS:CTPR)

Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) and CTPartners Executive Search (OTCMKTS:CTPR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Forrester Research and CTPartners Executive Search”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forrester Research	$396.89 million	0.56	-$119.36 million	($2.25)	-5.23
CTPartners Executive Search	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CTPartners Executive Search has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Forrester Research.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.2% of Forrester Research shares are held by institutional investors. 40.7% of Forrester Research shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Forrester Research and CTPartners Executive Search, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forrester Research	1	1	0	0	1.50
CTPartners Executive Search	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given CTPartners Executive Search’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CTPartners Executive Search is more favorable than Forrester Research.

Profitability

This table compares Forrester Research and CTPartners Executive Search’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forrester Research	-11.17%	6.19%	1.93%
CTPartners Executive Search	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Forrester Research beats CTPartners Executive Search on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About CTPartners Executive Search

CTPartners Executive Search Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides retained executive search services worldwide. It facilitates the recruitment and hiring of C-level executives, such as chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief legal officers, chief marketing officers, and chief human resource officers, as well as other senior executives and board members. The company also offers board advisory services. It primarily serves various industry practice groups, including financial services, professional services, life sciences, technology/media/telecom, consumer/retail, and industrial. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.