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 given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 20th. View Forward Air's Dividend History.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 24th. The transportation company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.78. The transportation company had revenue of $361.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $354.91 million. Forward Air had a return on equity of 17.06% and a net margin of 6.54%. The company's revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

2 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Forward Air's stock. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Forward Air's stock price to reach $75.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% 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.

News articles about FWRD stock have been trending negative on Saturday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a media sentiment score of -2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Forward Air.

Forward Air saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 673,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the December 15th total of 640,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 125,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.4 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's shares are short sold. 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), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AbbVie (ABBV), Home Depot (HD), Mcdonald's (MCD) and Pfizer (PFE).

Forward Air's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Tributary Capital Management LLC (1.45%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.10%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.72%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.33%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.30%) and First National Bank of Omaha (0.13%). 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 Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Tributary Capital Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Scout Investments Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, CWM Advisors LLC and Cardinal Capital Management. 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 Private Trust Co. NA, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Strs Ohio, First National Bank of Omaha, Huntington National Bank and New York State Teachers Retirement System. 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 $68.47.

Forward Air has a market capitalization of $1.93 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]