Forward Industries (FORD) Competitors $8.08 -0.25 (-3.00%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.20 +0.12 (+1.47%) As of 07/11/2025 06:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 JLShould 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 J-Long Group (JL). Forward Industries vs. Its Competitors NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries J-Long Group NewHydrogen (NASDAQ:NEWH) and Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NEWH or FORD? 0.0% of NewHydrogen shares are held by institutional investors. 26.8% of NewHydrogen shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Forward Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NEWH or FORD more profitable? NewHydrogen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -11.56%. Forward Industries' return on equity of -1,557.80% beat NewHydrogen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NewHydrogenN/A -11,574.14% -57.49% Forward Industries -11.56%-1,557.80%-24.86% Which has better valuation and 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$30.19M0.30-$1.95MN/AN/A Does the media prefer NEWH or FORD? In the previous week, NewHydrogen had 1 more articles in the media than Forward Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NewHydrogen and 1 mentions for Forward Industries. Forward Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.63 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 Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, NEWH or FORD? NewHydrogen has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Industries has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNewHydrogen and Forward Industries tied by winning 5 of the 10 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 IndustriesTEXTILE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.13M$12.30B$8.28B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A3.06%3.11%4.02%P/E RatioN/A12.8721.2520.33Price / Sales0.301.063.33104.57Price / CashN/A10.2214.7027.98Price / Book11.544.284.645.50Net Income-$1.95M$600.99M$214.95M$250.38M7 Day Performance4.94%1.31%1.53%2.19%1 Month Performance26.84%6.60%45.21%10.92%1 Year Performance69.75%0.47%16.07%16.41% Forward Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORDForward Industries0.2843 of 5 stars$8.08-3.0%N/A+69.7%$9.13M$30.19M0.00100Positive NewsGap DownNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04+0.3%N/A+650.0%$24.69MN/A0.002YHGJYunhong Green CTI0.7911 of 5 stars$0.83+13.7%N/A-30.3%$19.09M$17.95M-13.8070Gap UpNCLNorthann0.296 of 5 stars$0.17+5.7%N/A-28.9%$5.96M$15.35M-0.8773Gap UpAZEKAZEK2.5102 of 5 stars$54.35flat$53.93-0.8%N/A$7.82B$1.52B53.282,180NWLNewell Brands4.8878 of 5 stars$5.72-2.1%$7.53+31.6%-6.6%$2.44B$7.58B-9.6923,700SWIMLatham Group1.2681 of 5 stars$6.62-5.8%$7.56+14.2%+129.6%$818.06M$508.52M-47.281,817KRTKarat Packaging3.3401 of 5 stars$28.86-0.9%$33.50+16.1%-1.2%$584.83M$422.63M19.24680Analyst DowngradeLWLGLightwave Logic0.1801 of 5 stars$1.25-6.7%N/A-62.9%$167.55M$100K-6.9420DSWLDeswell Industries2.7834 of 5 stars$2.75-2.1%N/A+15.8%$44.78M$67.61M0.00990Positive NewsJLJ-Long GroupN/A$6.24+0.6%N/A+34.2%$18.60M$28.38M0.0057Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NEWH Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives SWIM Alternatives KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives DSWL Alternatives JL 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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