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FWRD vs. HUBG, ATSG, PKOH, UPS, FDX, RKLB, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, and ARCB

Should you be buying Forward Air stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forward Air include Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Park-Ohio (PKOH), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), and ArcBest (ARCB).

Forward Air vs. Its Competitors

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Hub Group has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -31.66%. Hub Group's return on equity of 7.01% beat Forward Air's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hub Group2.69% 7.01% 4.10%
Forward Air -31.66%-242.42%-25.08%

Hub Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Hub Group had 10 more articles in the media than Forward Air. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hub Group and 3 mentions for Forward Air. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Forward Air's score of 0.45 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hub Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Forward Air
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hub Group$3.95B0.55$103.99M$1.7020.79
Forward Air$2.47B0.34-$816.97M-$29.05-0.95

Hub Group presently has a consensus price target of $42.01, indicating a potential upside of 18.85%. Forward Air has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. Given Forward Air's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Hub Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hub Group
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Forward Air
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hub Group beats Forward Air on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FWRD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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FWRD vs. The Competition

MetricForward AirTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$839.59M$7.18B$7.19B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.20%914.35%4.04%
P/E Ratio-0.9536.3912.9120.12
Price / Sales0.341.61339.3593.34
Price / Cash0.5510.187.5228.59
Price / Book2.803.662.115.57
Net Income-$816.97M$167.24M$563.51M$248.40M
7 Day Performance11.29%2.23%2.04%6.04%
1 Month Performance47.67%11.49%4.68%7.69%
1 Year Performance42.78%2.41%4.24%20.97%

Forward Air Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FWRD
Forward Air
1.524 of 5 stars
$27.60
+2.9%
$34.00
+23.2%
+42.7%$839.59M$2.47B-0.956,319
HUBG
Hub Group
3.8248 of 5 stars
$33.43
-1.9%
$43.46
+30.0%
-18.0%$2.05B$3.86B19.666,500News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ATSG
Air Transport Services Group
0.5316 of 5 stars
$22.48
flat
$23.33
+3.8%
N/A$1.48B$1.96B-561.865,320
PKOH
Park-Ohio
2.2306 of 5 stars
$17.86
-0.3%
N/A-24.4%$254.15M$1.66B7.806,300News Coverage
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.8221 of 5 stars
$100.95
-0.2%
$120.26
+19.1%
-26.0%$85.48B$91.07B14.72536,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
FDX
FedEx
4.8327 of 5 stars
$227.35
-0.7%
$283.00
+24.5%
-20.0%$54.47B$87.93B13.47249,000Positive News
Insider Trade
RKLB
Rocket Lab
2.513 of 5 stars
$35.77
+1.1%
$29.20
-18.4%
+696.7%$16.22B$436.21M-89.432,100Trending News
Options Volume
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington
4.6173 of 5 stars
$114.34
-0.6%
$114.44
+0.1%
-5.9%$15.66B$11.06B19.9919,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
XPO
XPO
4.0221 of 5 stars
$126.68
-0.6%
$134.89
+6.5%
+21.7%$14.92B$8.07B38.9838,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CHRW
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
4.7952 of 5 stars
$95.95
-0.7%
$114.52
+19.4%
+11.8%$11.39B$17.72B22.9513,781Analyst Forecast
ARCB
ArcBest
4.4378 of 5 stars
$77.01
+1.9%
$89.42
+16.1%
-26.3%$1.76B$4.18B10.1914,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:FWRD) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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