Park-Ohio (PKOH) Competitors

Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) and Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FWRD or PKOH?

Forward Air received 27 more outperform votes than Park-Ohio when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.12% of users gave Park-Ohio an outperform vote while only 53.90% of users gave Forward Air an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forward Air	Outperform Votes 332 53.90%	Underperform Votes 284 46.10%
Park-Ohio	Outperform Votes 305 61.12%	Underperform Votes 194 38.88%

Is FWRD or PKOH more profitable?

Park-Ohio has a net margin of 1.01% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -31.14%. Park-Ohio's return on equity of 14.64% beat Forward Air's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forward Air	-31.14%	-98.80%	-21.16%
Park-Ohio	1.01%	14.64%	3.26%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FWRD or PKOH?

Forward Air has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Park-Ohio. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park-Ohio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forward Air	$1.37B	0.72	$167.35M	-$23.83	-1.42
Park-Ohio	$1.66B	0.21	$7.80M	$1.25	19.96

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FWRD or PKOH?

97.0% of Forward Air shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Park-Ohio shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Forward Air shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Park-Ohio shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FWRD or PKOH?

In the previous week, Forward Air had 5 more articles in the media than Park-Ohio. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Forward Air and 0 mentions for Park-Ohio. Park-Ohio's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Forward Air's score of 0.94 indicating that Park-Ohio is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forward Air	Positive
Park-Ohio	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend FWRD or PKOH?

Forward Air presently has a consensus target price of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.24%. Given Forward Air's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Park-Ohio.

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)	2.20
Park-Ohio	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, FWRD or PKOH?

Forward Air has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park-Ohio has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Park-Ohio beats Forward Air on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.