Forestar Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1954

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 440

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • FOR

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 2

  • Share Price
  • $19.82
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Forestar General Information

Description

Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company with operations across the United States. The core business segment for the company is real estate which generates all of it's revenues. The firm fundamentally acquires entitled real estate and develops it into finished residential lots for sale to homebuilders with a strategic focus on asset turns and efficiency. Single-family residential communities account for the majority of their real estate projects. The company utilizes a lower-risk business model mainly by investing in short duration, phased development projects.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Lumbermen's Investment, Forestar Real Estate Group Llc
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 221 East Lamar Boulevard
  • Suite 790
  • Arlington, TX 76006
  • United States
+1 (817)
Primary Industry
Real Estate Services (B2C)
Stock Exchange
NYS
Corporate Office
  • 221 East Lamar Boulevard
  • Suite 790
  • Arlington, TX 76006
  • United States
+1 (817)

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Forestar Stock Performance

As of 24-Apr-2025, Forestar’s stock price is $19.82. Its current market cap is $1.01B with 50.8M shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$19.82 $19.36 $18.00 - $37.21 $1.01B 50.8M 219K $3.32

Forestar Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, Forestar has a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.47B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 30-Sep-2023 FY 2022 30-Sep-2022
EV 1,756,578 1,996,558 1,659,106 1,125,509
Revenue 1,471,100 1,509,400 1,436,900 1,519,100
EBITDA 214,300 253,300 211,000 237,500
Net Income 168,400 203,400 166,900 178,800
Total Assets 3,042,700 2,840,100 2,470,700 2,343,000
Total Debt 881,300 716,600 703,100 714,100
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Forestar Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Forestar Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company with operations across the United States. The core business
Real Estate Services (B2C)
Arlington, TX
440 As of 2025

Killeen, TX
 

Dallas, TX
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Forestar Competitors (8)

One of Forestar’s 8 competitors is Wb Development, a Corporation company based in Killeen, TX.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Wb Development Corporation Killeen, TX
Champion Partners Corporation Dallas, TX
DL Cambridge Development Group Corporation Houston, TX
Jackson-shaw Company Corporation Dallas, TX
The St. Joe Company Corporation Panama City Beach, FL
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Forestar Signals

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Forestar Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Forestar Investments & Acquisitions (2)

Forestar’s most recent deal was a PE Growth/Expansion with StoryBuilt for . The deal was made on 31-Mar-2021.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
StoryBuilt 31-Mar-2021 PE Growth/Expansion Real Estate Services (B2C)
Credo Petroleum 28-Sep-2012 Merger/Acquisition Energy Exploration
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Forestar ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated August, 15, 2024

18.51 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

of 15,109

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Percentile

Real Estate

Industry

of 1,003

Rank

Percentile

Real Estate Development

Subindustry

of 275

Rank

Percentile

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Forestar Exits (1)

Forestar’s most recent exit was on 31-Mar-2021 from StoryBuilt. The exit was categorized as with 4 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
StoryBuilt 31-Mar-2021 Completed
  • 4 buyers
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Forestar FAQs

  • When was Forestar founded?

    Forestar was founded in 1954.

  • Where is Forestar headquartered?

    Forestar is headquartered in Arlington, TX.

  • What is the size of Forestar?

    Forestar has 440 total employees.

  • What industry is Forestar in?

    Forestar’s primary industry is Real Estate Services (B2C).

  • Is Forestar a private or public company?

    Forestar is a Public company.

  • What is Forestar’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Forestar is FOR.

  • What is the current stock price of Forestar?

    As of 24-Apr-2025 the stock price of Forestar is $19.82.

  • What is the current market cap of Forestar?

    The current market capitalization of Forestar is $1.01B.

  • What is Forestar’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Forestar is $1.47B.

  • Who are Forestar’s competitors?

    Wb Development, Champion Partners, DL Cambridge Development Group, Jackson-shaw Company, and The St. Joe Company are some of the 8 competitors of Forestar.

  • What is Forestar’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Forestar’s EPS for 12 months was $3.32.

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