[May 24, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the IT Consulting & Other Services Industry With the Lowest Forward Earnings Yield (FORR, IT, CBR, ACXM, EDGW) Tweet May 24, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the IT Consulting & Other Services industry with the lowest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.Forrester Research ranks lowest with a forward earnings yield of 2.4%. Gartner is next with a forward earnings yield of 3.6%. Ciber ranks third lowest with a forward earnings yield of 3.8%. Acxiom follows with a forward earnings yield of 4.1%, and Edgewater Technology rounds out the bottom five with a forward earnings yield of 4.2%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Acxiom on January 28th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $18.75. Since that recommendation, shares of Acxiom have risen 13.4%. We continue to monitor Acxiom for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]