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Information Services Group Inc. (III) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$6.08 +0.33% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $6.10

Information Services Group Inc. (III) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (43% profit margin, 11% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate) →

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $294.4M

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $6.10 (+0.30%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 10.2% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for III)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.6%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (70/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY III SCORES 70/100 (B-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+17/20 pts (24% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 86% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 67 (BULLISH MOMENTUM)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+15/20 pts (21% of score)

SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 75% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning12/20 pts (-8 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-8 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C+$5.79-2.4% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C+$5.65+9.4% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B-$6.18-1.6% Next Q

Current

Grade B-$6.08+6.6% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C+ (62) → B- (70)Full Audit →

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⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the III Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 70/100 (B-) score, III faces multiple-compression risk if 31.5x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 40.6% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($5.50) or 200D SMA ($4.69) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($6.41) toward Bear Floor ($4.99).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $III• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “III Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD

4.92% Total Yield

3.12% Cash ($0.19/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks

PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER

88/100 • FORTRESS PAYOUT

FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO

23.9% of FCF

8 consecutive years of payout growth

INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (8.4% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $22,402

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $1,102/yr

Starting Investment: $10,000

Compounding Horizon: 10 Years

$10.8K

Yr 1

$11.8K

Yr 2

$12.7K

Yr 3

$13.8K

Yr 4

$15.0K

Yr 5

$16.2K

Yr 6

$17.6K

Yr 7

$19.1K

Yr 8

$20.7K

Yr 9

$22.4K

Yr 10

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Cash-Fortress Compounders: Auditing Free Cash Flow & Yield Safety in III & A-Rated Leaders

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III // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +49.02%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL

2026-10-30O $6.07H $6.15L $6.01C $6.08VOL 250.1K

RES: $6.32SUP: $5.39SMA50: $5.50SMA200: $4.69

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III Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

24.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -1.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for III. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (III)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #184 of 1011 ⚔️ TBI vs III Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (III vs. TBI, HCKT, RCMT, HQI)

Industry: Professional Services (48 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Information Services Group Inc. (III) ranks #184 by composite RQD confidence (70/100, grade B-) and #650 by equity capitalization ($294.4M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, RCMT leads on earnings valuation at 15.6x trailing P/E, while RCMT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 46.0% ROIC and 27.5% gross margin. RCMT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 76/100 (B+) compared with III at 70/100 (B-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
III ACTIVE Information Services Group Inc.	B-	70/100	31.5x	43.1%	11.2%	+0.33%	$294.4M	Benchmark Subject
TBI TrueBlue Inc.	D-	38/100	—	22.8%	-11.7%	+0.41%	$297.1M	/tbi-vs-iii →
HCKT Hackett Group Inc .	C+	66/100	24.3x	38.3%	14.8%	+0.72%	$314.0M	/hckt-vs-iii →
RCMT RCM Technologies Inc.	B+	76/100	15.6x	27.5%	46.0%	-0.69%	$255.3M	/rcmt-vs-iii →
HQI HireQuest Inc.	C	63/100	35.8x	—	7.3%	-3.26%	$226.6M	/hqi-vs-iii →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001371489

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Information Services Group Inc. (III) reported GAAP revenue of $244.7M (-1.2% vs. FY2024 revenue of $247.6M , and -15.9% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $9.3M, operating cash flow of $29.0M, and free cash flow of $25.0M (+46.7% YoY). On the balance sheet, III closed FY2025 with $211.0M in total assets against $59.2M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 2.66, Piotroski F-Score: 8/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$244.7M	$9.3M	$29.0M	$25.0M	$211.0M	$59.2M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$247.6M	$2.8M	$19.9M	$17.0M	$204.5M	$59.2M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$291.1M	$6.2M	$12.3M	$12.3M	—	—

3. III Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is III stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Information Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ: III) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $6.08 (+0.33% 1D, market cap $294.4M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 12/20, Executive Insider Alignment 14/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 17/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 15/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, III ranks #184 in composite RQD confidence.

How does III compare to TBI and HCKT in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Professional Services), III carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 31.5x, gross margin of 43.1%, and ROIC of 11.2%. By comparison, TBI (TrueBlue Inc.) holds a D- grade (38/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -11.7%, cap $297.1M) and HCKT (Hackett Group Inc .) posts a C+ grade (66/100 RQD, P/E 24.3x, ROIC 14.8%, cap $314.0M). Among the 5-stock peer group, RCMT leads on earnings multiple (15.6x) while RCMT leads on capital efficiency (46.0% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for III?

Per III's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001371489), Information Services Group Inc. generated $244.7M in revenue (-1.2% YoY), $9.3M in net income, and $25.0M in free cash flow against $211.0M in total assets and $59.2M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is III trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

III last traded at $6.08 (+0.33% on volume of 217,702 shares), positioning the stock +10.55% above its 50-day simple moving average ($5.50) and +29.64% above its 200-day simple moving average ($4.69). Across its 52-week range of $3.74 to $6.45, III sits at the 86.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 67.0 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.6% ($5.68 to $6.48).

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Does III pay a dividend and is it safe?

Information Services Group Inc. (III) offers a 3.12% cash dividend yield ($0.19 annualized) and 4.92% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.

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