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 paid 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 1.00%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 24th. View Forward Air's Dividend History.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The transportation company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03. The transportation company had revenue of $302.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $291.73 million. Forward Air had a return on equity of 14.41% and a net margin of 7.85%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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 EPS guidance of $0.73-$0.77 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.76.

6 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Forward Air's shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $74.00. On average, they anticipate Forward Air's share price to reach $63.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.2% 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 somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a media sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the transportation company an impact score of 45.72 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (1.48%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.23%), Cambiar Investors LLC (0.31%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.29%) and American Capital Management Inc. (0.22%). 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 Cambiar Investors LLC, American Capital Management Inc., Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan 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 Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., 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 $59.89.

Forward Air has a market capitalization of $1.76 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]