Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $12.02 -0.10 (-0.78%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:51 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.99 -0.03 (-0.21%) As of 08/1/2025 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FORD vs. NEWH, YHGJ, NCL, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, LWLG, DSWL, and JRSHShould you be buying Forward Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Industries include NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), and Jerash Holdings (US) (JRSH). Forward Industries vs. Its Competitors NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries Jerash Holdings (US) Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) and NewHydrogen (NASDAQ:NEWH) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Is FORD or NEWH more profitable? NewHydrogen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -11.56%. Forward Industries' return on equity of -1,557.80% beat NewHydrogen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forward Industries-11.56% -1,557.80% -24.86% NewHydrogen N/A -11,574.14%-57.49% Which has more volatility & risk, FORD or NEWH? Forward Industries has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewHydrogen has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FORD or NEWH? In the previous week, Forward Industries had 2 more articles in the media than NewHydrogen. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forward Industries and 0 mentions for NewHydrogen. Forward Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat NewHydrogen's score of 0.00 indicating that Forward Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Forward Industries Neutral NewHydrogen Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FORD or NEWH? Forward Industries has higher revenue and earnings than NewHydrogen. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForward Industries$30.19M0.45-$1.95MN/AN/ANewHydrogenN/AN/A-$3.18MN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in FORD or NEWH? 0.0% of NewHydrogen shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Forward Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of NewHydrogen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryForward Industries beats NewHydrogen on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forward Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FORD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FORD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FORD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForward IndustriesTEXTILE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.64M$11.62B$8.10B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A3.22%3.25%4.09%P/E RatioN/A12.6918.9123.80Price / Sales0.451.044.2566.58Price / CashN/A12.4516.2557.96Price / Book17.164.194.785.55Net Income-$1.95M$600.99M$218.39M$259.03M7 Day Performance19.43%-5.10%-4.70%-4.59%1 Month Performance73.38%-1.23%38.38%4.46%1 Year Performance158.39%3.26%19.84%18.03% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries0.7851 of 5 stars$12.02-0.8%N/A+203.4%$13.64M$30.19M0.00100NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04-0.9%N/A+737.5%$31.55MN/A0.002Gap UpYHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.69-4.2%N/A-24.1%$18.75M$17.95M-11.4270High Trading VolumeNCLNorthann0.1881 of 5 stars$0.18-4.4%N/A-30.9%$18.46M$14.19M-0.9273Short Interest ↑AZEKAZEK0.9328 of 5 stars$54.35flat$53.93-0.8%N/A$7.82B$1.52B53.282,180Upcoming EarningsNWLNewell Brands4.5705 of 5 stars$6.17-1.6%$7.94+28.8%-43.0%$2.62B$7.58B-10.4623,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownSWIMLatham Group1.3536 of 5 stars$6.84-0.6%$7.56+10.5%+90.9%$800.61M$508.52M-48.851,817Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsKRTKarat Packaging3.4984 of 5 stars$28.20flat$33.50+18.8%-8.0%$566.16M$422.63M18.80680Upcoming EarningsLWLGLightwave Logic0.0502 of 5 stars$2.63-0.4%N/A-34.2%$330.11M$88.11K-14.6120News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownDSWLDeswell Industries1 of 5 stars$2.99-3.2%N/A+18.8%$49.21M$67.61M0.00990Short Interest ↑JRSHJerash Holdings (US)2.0927 of 5 stars$3.40-1.7%$4.00+17.6%+7.5%$43.94M$145.81M-48.566,000Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives DSWL Alternatives JRSH Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FORD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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