FWRD vs. HUBG, PKOH, UPS, FDX, RKLB, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, ARCB, and WERN
Should you be buying Forward Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Air include Hub Group (HUBG), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), ArcBest (ARCB), and Werner Enterprises (WERN).
Forward Air vs. Its Competitors
Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Hub Group has a net margin of 2.65% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -6.86%. Hub Group's return on equity of 6.81% beat Forward Air's return on equity.
In the previous week, Hub Group had 2 more articles in the media than Forward Air. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hub Group and 3 mentions for Forward Air. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Forward Air's score of 1.57 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Forward Air. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hub Group presently has a consensus price target of $40.35, indicating a potential upside of 9.79%. Forward Air has a consensus price target of $37.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.21%. Given Forward Air's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Hub Group.
Hub Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Forward Air pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Hub Group pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Forward Air pays out -16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Forward Air is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Forward Air shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Forward Air shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hub Group beats Forward Air on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:FWRD) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
