NASDAQ:FWRDForward Air Stock Price, Forecast & News

Forward Air's stock was trading at $50.40 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FWRD shares have decreased by 2.8% and is now trading at $49.00. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Forward Air in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Forward Air.

Forward Air is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Forward Air.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The transportation company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.11. The transportation company had revenue of $342.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $341.30 million. Forward Air had a net margin of 5.38% and a return on equity of 14.38%. Forward Air's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. View Forward Air's earnings history.

Forward Air announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View Forward Air's dividend history.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Forward Air's shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $76.00. On average, they anticipate Forward Air's stock price to reach $65.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Forward Air.

News stories about FWRD stock have been trending negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Forward Air.

Forward Air saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 577,700 shares, an increase of 16.1% from the June 15th total of 497,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 175,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.3 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's shares 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). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Forward Air investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), Walt Disney (DIS), Pfizer (PFE), AbbVie (ABBV), Applied Materials (AMAT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Ford Motor (F) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

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

Forward Air's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.30%). Company insiders that own Forward Air stock include Bruce A Campbell, Chris C Ruble, George M Lynch, Glenn A Adelaar and Matthew J Jewell. View institutional ownership trends for Forward Air.

FWRD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $49.00.

Forward Air has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion and generates $1.41 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $87.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.04 on an earnings per share basis. Forward Air employs 5,480 workers across the globe.

The official website for Forward Air is 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]