Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $4.49 +0.08 (+1.81%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FORD vs. YHGJ, NCL, NEWH, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, LWLG, DSWL, and ENTGShould you be buying Forward Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Industries include Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), and Entegris (ENTG). Forward Industries vs. Yunhong Green CTI Northann NewHydrogen AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries Entegris Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ) and Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, YHGJ or FORD? Yunhong Green CTI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forward Industries. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYunhong Green CTI$18.56M0.65-$230K-$0.08-5.88Forward Industries$31.36M0.16-$3.74MN/AN/A Is YHGJ or FORD more profitable? Yunhong Green CTI has a net margin of -9.15% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -10.22%. Yunhong Green CTI's return on equity of -25.80% beat Forward Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yunhong Green CTI-9.15% -25.80% -8.91% Forward Industries -10.22%-52.85%-6.67% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in YHGJ or FORD? 2.0% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by institutional investors. 48.0% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of Forward Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, YHGJ or FORD? Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Industries has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer YHGJ or FORD? In the previous week, Forward Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Yunhong Green CTI. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forward Industries and 0 mentions for Yunhong Green CTI. Yunhong Green CTI's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Forward Industries'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Yunhong Green CTI Neutral Forward Industries Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor YHGJ or FORD? Forward Industries received 77 more outperform votes than Yunhong Green CTI when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYunhong Green CTIN/AN/AForward IndustriesOutperform Votes7728.41% Underperform Votes19471.59% SummaryYunhong Green CTI beats Forward Industries on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IndustriesPlastics products IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.94M$3.74B$8.38B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A3.10%2.84%4.23%P/E RatioN/A24.6518.3317.17Price / Sales0.161.6715.50117.03Price / Cash9.4513.2033.4537.86Price / Book1.733.375.564.78Net Income-$3.74M$75.99M$267.23M$225.60M7 Day Performance-1.10%-6.34%-1.89%-1.23%1 Month Performance17.23%-2.71%-0.91%0.46%1 Year Performance-40.92%6.45%10.15%15.25% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries0.5245 of 5 stars$4.49+1.8%N/A-38.3%$4.94M$31.36M0.00100YHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.61+3.3%N/A-78.2%$15.75M$17.80M-7.3870Gap DownNCLNorthannN/A$0.300.0%N/A-85.9%$10.36M$15.58M-1.5173News CoverageGap DownNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.00-8.8%N/A-43.8%$2.18MN/A0.002AZEKAZEK3.0006 of 5 stars$53.500.0%$52.67-1.6%+27.8%$7.65B$1.44B51.452,236Insider TradeNWLNewell Brands4.5237 of 5 stars$10.93-0.7%$10.00-8.5%+15.3%$4.55B$7.71B-18.3524,600Positive NewsSWIMLatham Group0.9993 of 5 stars$7.54+0.1%$6.65-11.8%+159.4%$871.78M$566.49M83.681,760KRTKarat Packaging2.1435 of 5 stars$32.76+1.0%$32.00-2.3%+25.9%$655.99M$416.57M23.17680Positive NewsLWLGLightwave Logic0.0118 of 5 stars$2.20+10.3%N/A-62.7%$268.61M$113,190.00-12.3333News CoverageDSWLDeswell Industries0.6072 of 5 stars$2.42-0.4%N/A-3.5%$38.58M$66.81M0.00921ENTGEntegris4.909 of 5 stars$107.42+0.7%$135.40+26.0%-16.9%$16.22B$3.52B70.648,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives NEWH Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives DSWL Alternatives ENTG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FORD) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. 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