Park-Ohio (PKOH) Competitors $18.14 -0.52 (-2.79%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.71 -0.43 (-2.39%) As of 05/23/2025 07:34 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PKOH vs. FWRD, UPS, FDX, EXPD, XPO, CHRW, RKLB, HUBG, ATSG, and TRSShould 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), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), XPO (XPO), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), and TriMas (TRS). Park-Ohio vs. Forward Air United Parcel Service FedEx Expeditors International of Washington XPO C.H. Robinson Worldwide Rocket Lab USA Hub Group Air Transport Services Group TriMas Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) and Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Is FWRD or PKOH 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 Forward Air-31.14% -98.80% -21.16% Park-Ohio 1.01%14.64%3.26% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FWRD or PKOH? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioForward Air$2.55B0.20$167.35M-$29.05-0.58Park-Ohio$1.64B0.16$7.80M$2.297.92 Do analysts rate FWRD or PKOH? Forward Air currently has a consensus target price of $32.25, suggesting a potential upside of 92.08%. Given Forward Air's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Park-Ohio.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Forward Air 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Park-Ohio 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor FWRD or PKOH? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformForward AirOutperform Votes33353.71% Underperform Votes28746.29% Park-OhioOutperform Votes30660.96% Underperform Votes19639.04% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FWRD or PKOH? 97.0% of Forward Air shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Park-Ohio shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Forward Air shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Park-Ohio shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FWRD or PKOH? In the previous week, Forward Air had 5 more articles in the media than Park-Ohio. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Forward Air and 2 mentions for Park-Ohio. Forward Air's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Park-Ohio's score of 0.82 indicating that Forward Air is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Forward Air 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Park-Ohio 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FWRD or PKOH a better dividend stock? Forward Air pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Park-Ohio pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Forward Air pays out -3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Park-Ohio pays out 21.8% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, FWRD or PKOH? Forward Air has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park-Ohio has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryForward Air beats Park-Ohio on 12 of the 20 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. 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 PKOH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPark-OhioMetal forgings & stampings IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$258.13M$535.85M$7.60B$8.31BDividend Yield2.54%1.28%4.58%4.11%P/E Ratio14.5171.4923.4719.60Price / Sales0.160.6592.55136.58Price / Cash4.577.2126.9434.64Price / Book0.821.104.084.50Net Income$7.80M$21.97M$807.24M$248.60M7 Day Performance-7.87%-1.20%4.43%-0.89%1 Month Performance-6.01%9.53%13.22%7.41%1 Year Performance-30.28%-11.46%20.09%8.56% Park-Ohio Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKOHPark-Ohio2.7369 of 5 stars$18.14-2.8%N/A-30.3%$258.13M$1.64B14.516,900Gap DownFWRDForward Air3.0271 of 5 stars$18.47-3.7%$32.25+74.6%+36.2%$561.91M$2.55B-0.784,040Positive NewsGap DownUPSUnited Parcel Service4.8598 of 5 stars$99.03-2.3%$120.26+21.4%-31.2%$84.59B$90.91B14.65536,000Trending NewsFDXFedEx4.7457 of 5 stars$226.10-1.5%$297.00+31.4%-12.4%$54.17B$87.82B14.41249,000Analyst ForecastGap DownEXPDExpeditors International of Washington3.0251 of 5 stars$117.93-0.3%$113.89-3.4%-4.6%$16.21B$11.06B20.6219,900News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownXPOXPO4.1147 of 5 stars$125.67-1.9%$134.11+6.7%+8.0%$14.80B$8.01B38.9123,000Positive NewsGap DownCHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide4.6463 of 5 stars$100.08-0.2%$114.29+14.2%+10.4%$11.88B$17.36B25.9917,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionRKLBRocket Lab USA1.9112 of 5 stars$25.80+0.9%$23.50-8.9%+503.8%$11.70B$466.02M-69.731,180HUBGHub Group4.2388 of 5 stars$35.72-0.7%$43.68+22.3%-22.9%$2.19B$3.86B21.015,900News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownATSGAir Transport Services Group0.6355 of 5 stars$22.48flat$23.33+3.8%N/A$1.48B$1.96B-561.865,320TRSTriMas4.7581 of 5 stars$25.82+3.6%$40.00+54.9%-6.2%$1.05B$939.58M40.343,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FWRD Alternatives UPS Alternatives FDX Alternatives EXPD Alternatives XPO Alternatives CHRW Alternatives RKLB Alternatives HUBG Alternatives ATSG Alternatives TRS 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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