Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $6.62 +0.15 (+2.32%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FORD vs. NEWH, YHGJ, NCL, AZEK, NWL, SWIM, KRT, LWLG, DSWL, and ENTGShould you be buying Forward Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Industries include NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), and Entegris (ENTG). Forward Industries vs. Its Competitors NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries Entegris NewHydrogen (NASDAQ:NEWH) and Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking. Is NEWH or FORD more profitable? NewHydrogen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -7.77%. Forward Industries' return on equity of -227.10% beat NewHydrogen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NewHydrogenN/A -11,574.14% -57.49% Forward Industries -7.77%-227.10%-15.51% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NEWH or FORD? 0.0% of NewHydrogen shares are held by institutional investors. 26.8% of NewHydrogen shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of Forward Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, NEWH or FORD? NewHydrogen has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Industries has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, NEWH or FORD? Forward Industries has higher revenue and earnings than NewHydrogen. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNewHydrogenN/AN/A-$3.18MN/AN/AForward Industries$27.73M0.26-$1.95MN/AN/A Does the media favor NEWH or FORD? In the previous week, NewHydrogen had 3 more articles in the media than Forward Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NewHydrogen and 1 mentions for Forward Industries. Forward Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat NewHydrogen's score of 0.11 indicating that Forward Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment NewHydrogen Neutral Forward Industries Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEWH or FORD? Forward Industries received 77 more outperform votes than NewHydrogen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 26.55% of users gave Forward Industries an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave NewHydrogen an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewHydrogenOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes2100.00% Forward IndustriesOutperform Votes7726.55% Underperform Votes21373.45% SummaryForward Industries beats NewHydrogen on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forward Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FORD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FORD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForward IndustriesPlastics products IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.29M$3.47B$8.02B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A3.46%3.19%4.18%P/E RatioN/A22.9415.2520.06Price / Sales0.261.583.79157.08Price / CashN/A12.2016.3734.64Price / Book94.5710.714.864.70Net Income-$1.95M$102.84M$257.86M$247.88M7 Day Performance5.08%-4.26%1.71%2.63%1 Month Performance-19.27%-5.26%3.90%6.36%1 Year Performance40.49%5.09%1.18%14.05% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries1.4043 of 5 stars$6.62+2.3%N/A+28.5%$7.29M$27.73M0.00100Positive NewsGap UpNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04+2.8%N/A+449.2%$25.04MN/A0.002News CoverageYHGJYunhong Green CTI1.4033 of 5 stars$0.80+3.0%N/A-42.8%$21.08M$17.86M-10.0570Gap UpNCLNorthann1.1785 of 5 stars$0.27+3.1%N/A+5.3%$9.21M$15.58M-1.3473Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeAZEKAZEK2.1084 of 5 stars$54.01+2.2%$53.93-0.1%+20.2%$7.77B$1.52B54.562,180NWLNewell Brands4.9045 of 5 stars$5.61+1.3%$7.42+32.2%-22.9%$2.34B$7.50B-10.7928,000Positive NewsSWIMLatham Group1.7294 of 5 stars$5.94+1.2%$7.56+27.3%+63.5%$683.08M$509.31M66.012,390News CoverageKRTKarat Packaging4.1651 of 5 stars$31.32+0.3%$33.50+7.0%-5.6%$626.27M$430.64M22.37680News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓LWLGLightwave Logic0.1665 of 5 stars$1.18+7.3%N/A-54.6%$147.55M$88.11K-6.5620Positive NewsDSWLDeswell Industries1.4612 of 5 stars$2.35+1.3%N/A+1.5%$37.45M$66.81M0.00990News CoverageShort Interest ↑ENTGEntegris4.361 of 5 stars$78.47+7.6%$113.00+44.0%-40.2%$11.88B$3.24B40.6610,000Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives DSWL Alternatives ENTG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FORD) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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