Park-Ohio (PKOH) Competitors

Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is PKOH or FWRD more profitable?

Park-Ohio has a net margin of 1.01% compared to Forward Air's net margin of -31.14%. Park-Ohio's return on equity of 14.64% beat Forward Air's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park-Ohio	1.01%	14.64%	3.26%
Forward Air	-31.14%	-98.80%	-21.16%

Does the media refer more to PKOH or FWRD?

In the previous week, Forward Air had 3 more articles in the media than Park-Ohio. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Forward Air and 2 mentions for Park-Ohio. Park-Ohio's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Forward Air's score of 1.14 indicating that Park-Ohio is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park-Ohio	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Forward Air	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PKOH or FWRD?

Forward Air has higher revenue and earnings than Park-Ohio. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Park-Ohio	$1.66B	0.18	$7.80M	$2.44	8.45
Forward Air	$2.47B	0.22	$167.35M	-$29.00	-0.61

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PKOH or FWRD?

51.4% of Park-Ohio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Forward Air shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Park-Ohio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PKOH or FWRD?

Park-Ohio has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PKOH or FWRD?

Forward Air has a consensus target price of $32.25, indicating a potential upside of 82.00%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Forward Air	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKOH or FWRD?

Forward Air received 27 more outperform votes than Park-Ohio when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.96% of users gave Park-Ohio an outperform vote while only 53.71% of users gave Forward Air an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Park-Ohio	Outperform Votes 306 60.96%	Underperform Votes 196 39.04%
Forward Air	Outperform Votes 333 53.71%	Underperform Votes 287 46.29%

Is PKOH or FWRD a better dividend stock?

Park-Ohio pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Forward Air pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Park-Ohio pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Forward Air pays out -3.3% 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.

Summary

Forward Air beats Park-Ohio on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.