Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors

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$0.49

-0.02 (-3.91%)

(As of 05/31/2024 ET)

FORD vs. DSWL, AFI, ENTG, ATR, AZEK, BERY, AWI, NWL, MYE, and KRT

Should you be buying Forward Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Industries include Deswell Industries (DSWL), Armstrong Flooring (AFI), Entegris (ENTG), AptarGroup (ATR), AZEK (AZEK), Berry Global Group (BERY), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Newell Brands (NWL), Myers Industries (MYE), and Karat Packaging (KRT).

Forward Industries vs.

Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

: Deswell Industries received 58 more outperform votes than Forward Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.72% of users gave Deswell Industries an outperform vote while only 30.04% of users gave Forward Industries an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform
Forward Industries Outperform Votes
76
30.04%
Underperform Votes
177
69.96%
Deswell Industries Outperform Votes
134
68.72%
Underperform Votes
61
31.28%
: In the previous week, Forward Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Forward Industries and 2 mentions for Deswell Industries. Deswell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Forward Industries' score of 0.33 indicating that Deswell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Overall Sentiment
Forward Industries Neutral
Deswell Industries Very Positive
: Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Forward Industries.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Forward Industries $36.69M N/A -$3.74M N/A N/A
Deswell Industries $70.63M 0.56 $2.06M N/A N/A
: Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Forward Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Deswell Industries
0 Sell rating(s)

0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
: Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Forward Industries N/A N/A N/A
Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A
: Forward Industries has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forward Industries	Outperform Votes 76 30.04%	Underperform Votes 177 69.96%
Deswell Industries	Outperform Votes 134 68.72%	Underperform Votes 61 31.28%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forward Industries	Neutral
Deswell Industries	Very Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forward Industries	$36.69M	N/A	-$3.74M	N/A	N/A
Deswell Industries	$70.63M	0.56	$2.06M	N/A	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forward Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Deswell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forward Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deswell Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Deswell Industries beats Forward Industries on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.

Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

FORD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Forward Industries	Plastics products Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	N/A	$3.78B	$6.79B	$7.97B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.09%	2.77%	4.00%
P/E Ratio	N/A	21.23	15.99	15.45
Price / Sales	N/A	1.63	5.77	93.38
Price / Cash	10.80	11.25	30.97	31.51
Price / Book	1.89	3.47	6.59	4.59
Net Income	-$3.74M	$55.55M	$188.19M	$213.90M
7 Day Performance	-7.78%	-0.93%	4.67%	0.87%
1 Month Performance	-5.85%	6.11%	14.44%	3.60%
1 Year Performance	-53.68%	26.31%	10.67%	7.91%

Forward Industries Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DSWL Deswell Industries	1.9536 of 5 stars	$2.46 -0.8%	N/A	-7.7%	$0.00	$77.54M	0.00	941	Short Interest ↓ Positive News
AFI Armstrong Flooring	0 of 5 stars	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.62M	$649.90M	-0.15	1,568	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
ENTG Entegris	4.4325 of 5 stars	$126.35 -2.9%	$148.67 +17.7%	+20.0%	$19.05B	$3.52B	60.75	8,000	Insider Selling Short Interest ↓ Positive News
ATR AptarGroup	4.3739 of 5 stars	$147.69 +1.1%	$160.67 +8.8%	+31.3%	$9.79B	$3.49B	31.69	13,800	Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision
AZEK AZEK	1.9498 of 5 stars	$47.93 +1.2%	$44.83 -6.5%	+106.2%	$7.08B	$1.37B	60.67	2,236	Positive News
BERY Berry Global Group	3.8925 of 5 stars	$59.91 +2.1%	$72.60 +21.2%	+4.8%	$6.85B	$12.66B	14.23	44,000	Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision
AWI Armstrong World Industries	3.6322 of 5 stars	$115.81 0.0%	$110.17 -4.9%	+85.5%	$5.07B	$1.30B	21.77	3,100	Positive News
NWL Newell Brands	3.8231 of 5 stars	$7.72 +3.3%	$8.70 +12.8%	-7.1%	$3.21B	$8.13B	-10.72	24,600
MYE Myers Industries	3.3206 of 5 stars	$15.81 +3.5%	$30.00 +89.8%	-15.4%	$587.82M	$813.07M	14.92	2,500	Short Interest ↑
KRT Karat Packaging	2.2012 of 5 stars	$28.54 +0.4%	$30.33 +6.3%	+79.0%	$570.09M	$405.46M	19.28	778	Positive News

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Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors

FORD vs. DSWL, AFI, ENTG, ATR, AZEK, BERY, AWI, NWL, MYE, and KRT

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