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

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

Forward Air announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 24th. View Forward Air's Dividend History.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The transportation company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.03. The transportation company earned $302.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $291.73 million. Forward Air had a return on equity of 14.41% and a net margin of 7.85%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.48 earnings per share. 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 12 month price targets for Forward Air's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $74.00. On average, they expect Forward Air's share price to reach $63.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% 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).

Media stories about FWRD stock have been trending positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a news sentiment score of 0.32 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 46.79 out of 100, indicating 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 variety 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%), American Capital Management Inc. (0.22%) 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 American Capital Management Inc., 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 $58.29.

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]