Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $8.78 +1.08 (+14.03%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.55 -0.23 (-2.62%) As of 07/8/2025 07:48 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 VNCEShould 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 Vince (VNCE). Forward Industries vs. Its Competitors NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries Vince Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) and NewHydrogen (NASDAQ:NEWH) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, FORD or NEWH? Forward Industries has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FORD or NEWH? Forward Industries has higher revenue and earnings than NewHydrogen. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForward Industries$30.19M0.33-$1.95MN/AN/ANewHydrogenN/AN/A-$3.18MN/AN/A 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% Does the media prefer FORD or NEWH? In the previous week, NewHydrogen had 2 more articles in the media than Forward Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NewHydrogen and 0 mentions for Forward Industries. Forward Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled NewHydrogen'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Forward Industries Neutral NewHydrogen Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FORD or NEWH? 0.0% of NewHydrogen shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Forward Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of NewHydrogen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNewHydrogen beats Forward Industries on 5 of the 9 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$8.67M$12.09B$8.27B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A3.08%3.19%4.06%P/E RatioN/A13.9620.9120.10Price / Sales0.331.043.33120.29Price / CashN/A12.2216.6257.86Price / Book12.544.334.635.56Net Income-$1.95M$600.99M$212.37M$248.40M7 Day Performance26.70%1.68%36.35%4.67%1 Month Performance35.70%3.04%44.64%6.64%1 Year Performance126.87%3.67%19.78%21.31% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries0.2367 of 5 stars$8.78+14.0%N/A+123.4%$8.67M$30.19M0.00100Gap UpNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-5.9%N/A+615.7%$22.57MN/A0.002News CoverageYHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.85+8.5%N/A-34.5%$20.52M$17.95M-14.1570Positive NewsGap UpNCLNorthann0.4126 of 5 stars$0.16-7.6%N/A-21.5%$5.50M$15.58M-0.8073AZEKAZEK3.0286 of 5 stars$54.27-1.1%$53.93-0.6%N/A$7.89B$1.44B53.212,236High Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.9363 of 5 stars$5.40-0.7%$7.53+39.4%-7.1%$2.27B$7.58B-9.1523,700News CoverageSWIMLatham Group1.1225 of 5 stars$6.38-3.0%$7.56+18.5%+146.0%$765.70M$508.52M-45.571,817KRTKarat Packaging3.8335 of 5 stars$28.16+2.0%$33.50+19.0%+6.5%$554.51M$422.63M18.77680High Trading VolumeLWLGLightwave Logic0.0023 of 5 stars$1.24+2.5%N/A-59.1%$151.30M$100K-6.8920DSWLDeswell Industries0.8877 of 5 stars$2.66+7.3%N/A+12.7%$39.52M$67.61M0.00990High Trading VolumeVNCEVince2.793 of 5 stars$1.45+2.8%$2.50+72.4%+18.5%$18.11M$293.45M-0.65700Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives DSWL Alternatives VNCE 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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