NASDAQ:FWRD - Forward Air Stock Price, Forecast & News

Forward Air trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FWRD."

Forward Air announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. View Forward Air's Dividend History.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The transportation company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.78. The transportation company had revenue of $361.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $354.91 million. Forward Air had a return on equity of 17.06% and a net margin of 6.54%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. View Forward Air's Earnings History.

Forward Air is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Forward Air.

Forward Air issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.90-0.94 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.91. The company issued revenue guidance of 6-10% (Approx $377-391 million), compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $379.19 million.

2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Forward Air's stock. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Forward Air's share price to reach $75.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Forward Air.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Forward Air in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Forward Air.

Media stories about FWRD stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Forward Air.

Forward Air saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 554,400 shares, a drop of 8.6% from the October 31st total of 606,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 137,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.0 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Forward Air's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Forward Air include United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), XPO Logistics (XPO), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW), Echo Global Logistics (ECHO) and Park-Ohio (PKOH).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Forward Air investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), CVS Health (CVS), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Mcdonald's (MCD), AT&T (T), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Applied Materials (AMAT), AbbVie (ABBV) and General Electric (GE).

Forward Air's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.07%), Tributary Capital Management LLC (1.49%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.09%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.07%), River Road Asset Management LLC (1.07%) and Man Group plc (0.69%). Company insiders that own Forward Air stock include Bruce A Campbell, Chris C Ruble, George M Lynch, Glenn A Adelaar, Matthew J Jewell and Michael L Hance. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Forward Air.

FWRD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, State Street Corp, Millennium Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Man Group plc, Barclays PLC, Tributary Capital Management LLC and Cambiar Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Forward Air company stock in the last year include Bruce A Campbell, Chris C Ruble and Glenn A Adelaar. View Insider Buying and Selling for Forward Air.

FWRD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Scout Investments Inc., Boston Trust Walden Corp, Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Squarepoint Ops LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Synovus Financial Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Forward Air.

Shares of FWRD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FWRD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.21.

Forward Air has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion and generates $1.32 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $92.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.12 on an earnings per share basis. Forward Air employs 5,369 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Forward Air.

The official website for Forward Air is http://www.forwardair.com/.

Forward Air's mailing address is 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN, 37744. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 423-636-7000 or via email at [email protected]