NASDAQ:FWRD - Forward Air Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Forward Air announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 6th. View Forward Air's Dividend History.

Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 24th. The transportation company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. The transportation company had revenue of $321.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $324.22 million. Forward Air had a return on equity of 16.97% and a net margin of 6.97%. Forward Air's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. View Forward Air's Earnings History.

Forward Air will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8002301059.

Forward Air issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.81-0.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.89. The company issued revenue guidance of $343.6-356.8 million (+4-8% y/y), compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $358.16 million.

2 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Forward Air's shares. Their predictions range from $67.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate Forward Air's share price to reach $69.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% 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 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Forward Air.

Media headlines about FWRD stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Forward Air earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Forward Air investors own include Pfizer (PFE), Micron Technology (MU), General Electric (GE), Align Technology (ALGN), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), AbbVie (ABBV), Boeing (BA), BP (BP) and salesforce.com (CRM).

Forward Air's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (1.69%), Tributary Capital Management LLC (1.51%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.10%), BTIM Corp. (0.82%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.31%) and Cardinal Capital Management (0.09%). Company insiders that own Forward Air stock include Bruce A Campbell, C Robert Campbell, Chris C Ruble, George M Lynch, Glenn A Adelaar, Matthew J Jewell, Michael L Hance and Michael P Mclean. 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., Fenimore Asset Management Inc. and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Forward Air company stock in the last year include Bruce A Campbell, Chris C Ruble, George M Lynch, Glenn A Adelaar, Matthew J Jewell and Michael L Hance. View Insider Buying and Selling for Forward Air.

FWRD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tributary Capital Management LLC, BTIM Corp., Brinker Capital Inc., Confluence Investment Management LLC, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC and Cardinal Capital Management. 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 $68.00.

Forward Air has a market capitalization of $1.96 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.

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]