Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $3.83 -0.08 (-2.05%) (As of 02:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FORD vs. NCL, NEWH, AFI, DSWL, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, LWLG, and YHGJShould you be buying Forward Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Industries include Northann (NCL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Armstrong Flooring (AFI), Deswell Industries (DSWL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), and Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ). Forward Industries vs. Northann NewHydrogen Armstrong Flooring Deswell Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Yunhong Green CTI Northann (NYSE:NCL) and Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NCL or FORD? Forward Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Northann. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthann$13.97M0.49-$7.13M-$0.20-1.42Forward Industries$36.69M0.11-$3.74MN/AN/A Is NCL or FORD more profitable? Forward Industries has a net margin of -10.22% compared to Northann's net margin of -26.58%. Forward Industries' return on equity of -52.85% beat Northann's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northann-26.58% -553.34% -31.05% Forward Industries -10.22%-52.85%-6.67% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NCL or FORD? Forward Industries received 77 more outperform votes than Northann when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNorthannN/AN/AForward IndustriesOutperform Votes7728.73% Underperform Votes19171.27% Does the media favor NCL or FORD? In the previous week, Forward Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Northann. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forward Industries and 1 mentions for Northann. Northann's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Forward Industries' score of 0.22 indicating that Northann is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northann 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Forward Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NCL or FORD? 0.3% of Northann shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of Forward Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryForward Industries beats Northann on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$4.18M$4.19B$8.39B$8.81BDividend YieldN/A3.07%2.77%4.07%P/E RatioN/A24.3315.5514.18Price / Sales0.111.787.7588.10Price / Cash8.2012.4533.2236.27Price / Book1.463.313.666.35Net Income-$3.74M$76.13M$265.65M$225.71M7 Day Performance-6.86%1.82%-0.81%-0.32%1 Month Performance4.68%3.30%-1.28%1.76%1 Year Performance-48.02%16.47%16.26%27.70% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries0.9328 of 5 stars$3.83-2.0%N/A-47.9%$4.21M$36.69M0.00100Analyst ForecastNCLNorthannN/A$0.28+2.6%N/A-97.1%$6.89M$13.97M-1.4273News CoverageGap DownNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.00+17.9%N/A-70.5%$2.33MN/A0.002Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeAFIArmstrong FlooringN/AN/AN/AN/A$7.62M$649.90M-0.151,568Gap DownDSWLDeswell Industries1.8301 of 5 stars$2.65+1.1%N/A-0.7%$0.00$69.37M0.00921Dividend AnnouncementGap DownAZEKAZEK3.0262 of 5 stars$49.38+2.4%$49.24-0.3%+54.3%$7.15B$1.44B46.252,236Analyst ForecastNews CoverageNWLNewell Brands4.4148 of 5 stars$8.90+0.7%$9.10+2.2%+17.7%$3.70B$8.13B-14.7324,600Analyst UpgradeSWIMLatham Group1.2891 of 5 stars$6.21+5.8%$5.62-9.5%+126.6%$718M$566.49M68.451,760KRTKarat Packaging2.7209 of 5 stars$29.38+2.9%$30.00+2.1%+32.8%$588.19M$405.65M20.39680LWLGLightwave Logic0.0058 of 5 stars$2.93+5.8%N/A-39.4%$358.54M$40,000.000.0033YHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.69+1.9%N/A-77.3%$17.79M$17.80M0.0070 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NCL Alternatives NEWH Alternatives AFI Alternatives DSWL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives YHGJ 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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