Forward Air (FWRD) Competitors $34.52 -1.55 (-4.30%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FWRD vs. ECHO, HUBG, ATSG, PKOH, UPS, FDX, XPO, EXPD, CHRW, and RKLBShould you be buying Forward Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Air include Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), XPO (XPO), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), and Rocket Lab USA (RKLB). These companies are all part of the "air freight & logistics" industry. Forward Air vs. Echo Global Logistics Hub Group Air Transport Services Group Park-Ohio United Parcel Service FedEx XPO Expeditors International of Washington C.H. Robinson Worldwide Rocket Lab USA Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) and Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ:ECHO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FWRD or ECHO? Echo Global Logistics received 81 more outperform votes than Forward Air when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.14% of users gave Echo Global Logistics an outperform vote while only 53.98% of users gave Forward Air an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformForward AirOutperform Votes33253.98% Underperform Votes28346.02% Echo Global LogisticsOutperform Votes41355.14% Underperform Votes33644.86% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FWRD or ECHO? 97.0% of Forward Air shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Echo Global Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Forward Air shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Echo Global Logistics shares are held by company 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. Does the media prefer FWRD or ECHO? In the previous week, Forward Air and Forward Air both had 1 articles in the media. Forward Air's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Echo Global Logistics' score of 0.20 indicating that Forward Air is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Forward Air Positive Echo Global Logistics Neutral Do analysts recommend FWRD or ECHO? Forward Air currently has a consensus price target of $39.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. Given Forward Air's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Echo Global Logistics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Forward Air 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Echo Global Logistics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FWRD or ECHO? Forward Air has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Echo Global Logistics. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Echo Global Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForward Air$1.37B0.73$167.35M-$23.83-1.45Echo Global Logistics$2.51B0.51$15.83M$2.1822.13 Which has more risk & volatility, FWRD or ECHO? Forward Air has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Echo Global Logistics has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FWRD or ECHO more profitable? Echo Global Logistics has a net margin of 1.68% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -31.14%. Echo Global Logistics' return on equity of 16.28% beat Forward Air's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Forward Air-31.14% -98.80% -21.16% Echo Global Logistics 1.68%16.28%6.58% SummaryForward Air beats Echo Global Logistics on 9 of the 17 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 FWRD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForward AirFreight transportation arrangement IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$999.49M$4.60B$333.10B$8.74BDividend YieldN/A1.55%4.45%4.07%P/E Ratio-1.4514.6113.0913.27Price / Sales0.731.2655.3481.14Price / Cash5.5612.1812.9735.77Price / Book2.973.912.155.92Net Income$167.35M$173.34M$570.30M$225.73M7 Day Performance-2.49%-0.13%-2.16%-1.34%1 Month Performance-14.04%5.34%-1.02%1.15%1 Year Performance-47.56%-18.84%14.54%24.02% Forward Air Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FWRDForward Air0.8747 of 5 stars$34.52-4.3%$39.25+13.7%-46.7%$999.49M$1.37B-1.454,251ECHOEcho Global LogisticsN/A$48.24flatN/AN/A$1.28B$2.51B22.132,593HUBGHub Group3.7604 of 5 stars$49.66-0.4%$46.83-5.7%+32.8%$3.05B$4.20B28.225,950Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeATSGAir Transport Services Group2.7849 of 5 stars$22.020.0%$20.60-6.4%+40.3%$1.45B$2.07B-550.365,095Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPKOHPark-Ohio1.0425 of 5 stars$32.19-2.1%N/A+39.0%$452.01M$1.66B25.756,300Analyst DowngradeUPSUnited Parcel Service4.8691 of 5 stars$134.07+1.1%$151.52+13.0%-8.7%$114.84B$90.96B20.25500,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsFDXFedEx3.9155 of 5 stars$294.46+0.7%$316.04+7.3%+15.5%$71.94B$87.69B18.17430,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageXPOXPO3.7764 of 5 stars$145.79-2.1%$141.13-3.2%+68.5%$16.97B$7.74B47.1838,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EXPDExpeditors International of Washington1.9566 of 5 stars$120.16-0.7%$118.44-1.4%+2.0%$16.82B$9.30B23.4218,000Positive NewsCHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide4.4826 of 5 stars$110.19-1.2%$107.63-2.3%+34.6%$13.03B$17.60B38.1315,246Analyst UpgradeInsider SellingShort Interest ↓RKLBRocket Lab USA2.892 of 5 stars$19.00+9.4%$14.72-22.5%+350.2%$9.44B$244.59M-51.351,650Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECHO Alternatives HUBG Alternatives ATSG Alternatives PKOH Alternatives UPS Alternatives FDX Alternatives XPO Alternatives EXPD Alternatives CHRW Alternatives RKLB 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:FWRD) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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