Park-Ohio (PKOH) Competitors $20.72 -0.16 (-0.77%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.74 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 04:10 PM 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 PKOH vs. FWRD, UPS, FDX, RKLB, EXPD, CHRW, XPO, HUBG, ASTE, and SSYSShould you be buying Park-Ohio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Park-Ohio include Forward Air (FWRD), United Parcel Service (UPS), FedEx (FDX), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), XPO (XPO), Hub Group (HUBG), Astec Industries (ASTE), and Stratasys (SSYS). Park-Ohio vs. Its Competitors Forward Air United Parcel Service FedEx Rocket Lab Expeditors International of Washington C.H. Robinson Worldwide XPO Hub Group Astec Industries Stratasys Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) are both small-cap air freight & logistics companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, PKOH or FWRD? Park-Ohio has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PKOH or FWRD? In the previous week, Forward Air had 2 more articles in the media than Park-Ohio. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Forward Air and 3 mentions for Park-Ohio. Forward Air's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Park-Ohio's score of 0.00 indicating that Forward Air is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Park-Ohio 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Forward Air 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PKOH or FWRD? Park-Ohio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forward Air. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park-Ohio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPark-Ohio$1.61B0.19$31.80M$2.0310.21Forward Air$2.47B0.30-$816.97M-$5.99-3.96 Is PKOH or FWRD more profitable? Park-Ohio has a net margin of 1.73% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -6.86%. Park-Ohio's return on equity of 12.27% beat Forward Air's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Park-Ohio1.73% 12.27% 3.09% Forward Air -6.86%-40.36%-3.77% Do analysts prefer PKOH or FWRD? Forward Air has a consensus target price of $37.75, indicating a potential upside of 58.95%. Given Forward Air's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Park-Ohio.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Park-Ohio 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Forward Air 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in PKOH or FWRD? 51.4% of Park-Ohio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Forward Air shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Park-Ohio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Forward Air shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryForward Air beats Park-Ohio on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Park-Ohio News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKOH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 PKOH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPark-OhioMETAL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$298.26M$298.26M$7.92B$10.62BDividend Yield2.38%2.38%4.57%4.69%P/E Ratio10.2110.21303.6227.13Price / Sales0.190.191,315.28206.05Price / Cash3.623.6228.1831.10Price / Book0.860.864.966.67Net Income$31.80M$31.80M$791.48M$276.23M7 Day Performance-0.14%-0.14%2.29%3.31%1 Month Performance-1.57%-1.57%5.61%10.76%1 Year Performance-30.82%-30.82%30.93%33.58% Park-Ohio Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKOHPark-Ohio2.3606 of 5 stars$20.72-0.8%N/A-30.3%$298.26M$1.61B10.216,300Gap UpFWRDForward Air2.8368 of 5 stars$26.25-1.8%$37.75+43.8%-33.8%$822.91M$2.47B-4.386,319News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeUPSUnited Parcel Service4.9756 of 5 stars$84.46+0.9%$111.38+31.9%-33.9%$70.96B$91.07B12.57490,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFDXFedEx4.6651 of 5 stars$236.53-0.5%$271.67+14.9%-6.4%$56.11B$87.93B13.81440,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRKLBRocket Lab1.8461 of 5 stars$47.01+1.6%$42.27-10.1%+473.1%$22.39B$504.26M-104.472,100Options VolumeEXPDExpeditors International of Washington3.9616 of 5 stars$122.84+0.8%$114.78-6.6%+2.6%$16.67B$11.27B21.4819,900Positive NewsCHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide4.2347 of 5 stars$131.87+0.0%$119.38-9.5%+26.9%$15.57B$17.72B30.0413,781Analyst ForecastXPOXPO4.0159 of 5 stars$127.38+1.1%$138.00+8.3%+21.0%$14.84B$8.01B44.0838,000Analyst ForecastHUBGHub Group3.4875 of 5 stars$34.56-0.3%$39.79+15.1%-19.4%$2.12B$3.95B20.956,500Analyst ForecastASTEAstec Industries1.5754 of 5 stars$47.93+0.4%$41.00-14.5%+59.7%$1.09B$1.31B24.094,148Positive NewsSSYSStratasys2.6488 of 5 stars$11.31-2.7%$14.33+26.7%+49.4%$988.78M$572.46M-8.441,779 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FWRD Alternatives UPS Alternatives FDX Alternatives RKLB Alternatives EXPD Alternatives CHRW Alternatives XPO Alternatives HUBG Alternatives ASTE Alternatives SSYS 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:PKOH) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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