NASDAQ:FWRD - Forward Air Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Forward Air declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, June 8th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 24th. View Forward Air's Dividend History.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The transportation company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03. The transportation company earned $302.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $291.73 million. Forward Air had a net margin of 7.85% and a return on equity of 14.41%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. View Forward Air's Earnings History.

Forward Air is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Forward Air.

Forward Air updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.73-$0.77 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.76.

6 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Forward Air's stock. Their predictions range from $54.00 to $74.00. On average, they expect Forward Air's stock price to reach $63.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Forward Air.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Forward Air in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Forward Air include Brink's (BCO), Hub Group (HUBG), Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), CryoPort (CYRX), Roadrunner Transportation Systems (RRTS) and Sino-Global Shipping America (SINO).

News articles about FWRD stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 48.13 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Forward Air's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (2.01%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.23%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.29%) and Radnor Capital Management LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Forward Air stock include Bruce A Campbell, C Robert Campbell, Chris C Ruble, Craig A Drum, George M Lynch, Matthew J Jewell, Michael L Hance, Michael P Mclean and Rodney L Bell. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Forward Air.

FWRD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fenimore Asset Management Inc. and Radnor Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Forward Air company stock in the last year include Bruce A Campbell, Chris C Ruble, George M Lynch, Matthew J Jewell, Michael L Hance and Michael P Mclean. View Insider Buying and Selling for Forward Air.

FWRD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. and Confluence Investment Management LLC. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FWRD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.92.

Forward Air has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion and generates $1.10 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $87.32 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.36 on an earnings per share basis. Forward Air employs 4,898 workers across the globe.

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]