Forward Air (FWRD) Competitors $14.72 +0.49 (+3.44%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.97 +0.25 (+1.70%) As of 08:25 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FWRD vs. ATSG, PKOH, UPS, FDX, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, RKLB, HUBG, and CRGOShould you be buying Forward Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Air include Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Hub Group (HUBG), and Freightos (CRGO). Forward Air vs. Air Transport Services Group Park-Ohio United Parcel Service FedEx Expeditors International of Washington XPO C.H. Robinson Worldwide Rocket Lab USA Hub Group Freightos Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ:ATSG) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer ATSG or FWRD? Air Transport Services Group presently has a consensus target price of $20.60, indicating a potential downside of 8.36%. Forward Air has a consensus target price of $32.25, indicating a potential upside of 119.09%. Given Forward Air's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Air Transport Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Transport Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Forward Air 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATSG or FWRD? 91.8% of Air Transport Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Forward Air shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Air Transport Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Forward Air shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ATSG or FWRD more profitable? Air Transport Services Group has a net margin of -0.12% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -31.14%. Air Transport Services Group's return on equity of 3.12% beat Forward Air's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Air Transport Services Group-0.12% 3.12% 1.14% Forward Air -31.14%-98.80%-21.16% Does the media refer more to ATSG or FWRD? In the previous week, Forward Air had 7 more articles in the media than Air Transport Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forward Air and 0 mentions for Air Transport Services Group. Forward Air's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Air Transport Services Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Forward Air is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Air Transport Services Group Neutral Forward Air Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATSG or FWRD? Forward Air received 53 more outperform votes than Air Transport Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.71% of users gave Forward Air an outperform vote while only 50.91% of users gave Air Transport Services Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir Transport Services GroupOutperform Votes28050.91% Underperform Votes27049.09% Forward AirOutperform Votes33353.71% Underperform Votes28746.29% Which has more risk and volatility, ATSG or FWRD? Air Transport Services Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATSG or FWRD? Forward Air has higher revenue and earnings than Air Transport Services Group. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Transport Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAir Transport Services Group$1.96B0.75$60.33M$0.4056.20Forward Air$2.47B0.18$167.35M-$29.00-0.51 SummaryForward Air beats Air Transport Services Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forward Air News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FWRD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FWRD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForward AirFreight transportation arrangement IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$447.53M$3.26B$285.96B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A1.66%4.04%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.6213.2013.1118.48Price / Sales0.181.01212.07103.91Price / Cash4.889.8411.5434.62Price / Book0.492.831.794.25Net Income$167.35M$179.78M$512.32M$248.23M7 Day Performance-5.22%1.52%2.37%3.29%1 Month Performance-28.96%-11.69%-2.56%2.42%1 Year Performance-33.15%-11.71%-9.93%5.54% Forward Air Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FWRDForward Air2.4844 of 5 stars$14.72+3.4%$32.25+119.1%-33.2%$447.53M$2.47B-0.624,040Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpATSGAir Transport Services Group1.5277 of 5 stars$22.48flat$20.60-8.4%N/A$1.48B$1.96B-561.865,320Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPKOHPark-Ohio3.191 of 5 stars$18.10-3.7%N/A-22.0%$257.55M$1.66B14.486,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsUPSUnited Parcel Service4.932 of 5 stars$96.27-0.2%$129.70+34.7%-35.3%$82.23B$91.07B14.24536,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionFDXFedEx4.8272 of 5 stars$205.21-1.1%$300.63+46.5%-19.7%$49.17B$87.82B13.08249,000EXPDExpeditors International of Washington3.4216 of 5 stars$104.73-1.8%$115.90+10.7%-1.6%$14.43B$10.60B18.3119,900Positive NewsXPOXPO4.6787 of 5 stars$93.93-2.9%$139.89+48.9%-1.1%$11.06B$8.07B29.0823,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide4.8768 of 5 stars$89.27-2.1%$117.20+31.3%+25.7%$10.55B$17.72B23.1917,400Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsRKLBRocket Lab USA2.1722 of 5 stars$18.65-5.5%$22.72+21.8%+479.5%$8.46B$436.21M-50.401,180Upcoming EarningsGap DownHUBGHub Group4.2172 of 5 stars$31.64-2.0%$46.73+47.7%-21.5%$1.95B$3.95B18.615,900Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCRGOFreightos2.5981 of 5 stars$1.85-6.8%$4.75+156.8%-17.9%$92.00M$23.79M-5.44350 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ATSG Alternatives PKOH Alternatives UPS Alternatives FDX Alternatives EXPD Alternatives XPO Alternatives CHRW Alternatives RKLB Alternatives HUBG Alternatives CRGO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FWRD) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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