Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $6.75 +0.61 (+9.93%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern 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. 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. 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 0.94 beat NewHydrogen's score of 0.00 indicating that Forward Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment NewHydrogen Neutral Forward Industries Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NEWH or FORD? Forward Industries received 77 more outperform votes than NewHydrogen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 26.74% 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 Votes7726.74% Underperform Votes21173.26% Which has more risk and volatility, NEWH or FORD? NewHydrogen has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Industries has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$29.66M0.25-$1.95MN/AN/A 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 insiders and institutionals believe in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$7.43M$3.35B$7.48B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A3.93%3.39%4.22%P/E RatioN/A21.0616.4018.48Price / Sales0.251.537.35103.91Price / CashN/A12.2016.4234.62Price / Book96.4310.944.394.25Net Income-$1.95M$102.84M$260.40M$248.23M7 Day Performance17.29%5.20%2.76%3.29%1 Month Performance67.49%7.35%0.15%2.42%1 Year Performance24.75%0.89%-2.74%5.54% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries0.695 of 5 stars$6.75+9.9%N/A+24.7%$7.43M$29.66M0.00100Analyst ForecastNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-9.5%N/A+435.7%$23.53MN/A0.002YHGJYunhong Green CTI0.8059 of 5 stars$0.90-7.2%N/A-39.6%$23.27M$17.95M-11.2670Gap DownNCLNorthannN/A$0.42+7.9%N/A-19.3%$14.47M$15.58M-2.1073AZEKAZEK2.2987 of 5 stars$49.20-0.3%$53.53+8.8%+8.6%$7.07B$1.49B49.702,180Upcoming EarningsNWLNewell Brands4.7955 of 5 stars$5.11+2.0%$7.92+54.9%-39.8%$2.13B$7.58B-9.8328,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownSWIMLatham Group1.9992 of 5 stars$5.52-0.7%$7.66+38.8%+95.4%$639.09M$508.52M61.342,390Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑KRTKarat Packaging3.1038 of 5 stars$26.02-0.3%$32.00+23.0%-2.7%$521.36M$422.63M18.59680Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLWLGLightwave Logic0.1189 of 5 stars$0.870.0%N/A-76.7%$108.43M$95,605.00-4.8320Positive NewsGap DownDSWLDeswell Industries1.2153 of 5 stars$2.23-0.5%N/A-0.9%$35.52M$66.81M0.00990Short Interest ↑ENTGEntegris4.161 of 5 stars$79.85-1.1%$123.50+54.7%-40.5%$12.08B$3.24B41.3710,000Analyst Forecast 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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