Forward Air (FWRD) Competitors

Teekay (NYSE:TK) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TK or FWRD?

Forward Air has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Teekay. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, 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
Teekay	$1.46B	0.47	$150.64M	$1.53	4.90
Forward Air	$1.37B	0.40	$167.35M	$6.42	3.28

Is TK or FWRD more profitable?

Forward Air has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Forward Air's net margin of 10.28%. Teekay's return on equity of 15.30% beat Forward Air's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay	10.28%	9.07%	7.03%
Forward Air	10.58%	15.30%	6.48%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TK or FWRD?

46.7% of Teekay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Forward Air shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Forward Air shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend TK or FWRD?

Forward Air has a consensus target price of $80.14, indicating a potential upside of 280.73%. Given Teekay's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Forward Air	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility and risk, TK or FWRD?

Teekay has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TK or FWRD?

Teekay received 4 more outperform votes than Forward Air when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.64% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote while only 54.70% of users gave Forward Air an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teekay	Outperform Votes 336 63.64%	Underperform Votes 192 36.36%
Forward Air	Outperform Votes 332 54.70%	Underperform Votes 275 45.30%

Does the media prefer TK or FWRD?

In the previous week, Forward Air had 3 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Forward Air and 3 mentions for Teekay. Teekay's average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat Forward Air's score of -0.39 indicating that Forward Air is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teekay	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Forward Air	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Forward Air beats Teekay on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.