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Forward Air Corp

FWRD
29.890USD
+1.730+6.14%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
932.71MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Forward Air Corp

29.890
+1.730+6.14%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Forward Air Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Forward Air Corp's fundamentals are relatively stable, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is significant.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 25 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 35.67.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.Despite a good stock market performance and strong technicals over the past month, the fundamentals don't support the current trend.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Forward Air Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
25 / 75
Overall Ranking
146 / 4521
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Forward Air Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Forward Air Corporation is an asset-light provider of transportation services across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional and national less-than-truckload (LTL) services. Expedited Freight also offers customers local pick-up and delivery and other services including truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage and other handling. The Omni Logistics segment provides a full suite of global logistics services. Services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, time-definite transportation services and other supply chain solutions. The Intermodal segment provides first- and last-mile high-value intermodal container drayage services both to and from seaports and railheads. Intermodal also offers dedicated contract and CFS warehouse and handling services, and in select locations, linehaul and LTL services.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 47.31% year-on-year.
Turnaround to Loss
The company's performance has turned to a loss, with the latest annual loss of USD .
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 6.67, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 357.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
35.667
Target Price
+26.66%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Forward Air Corp is 5.78, ranking 69 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 631.76M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 3.69%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 77.77%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.78
Change
0

Financials

5.42

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

4.07

Operational Efficiency

7.00

Growth Potential

5.34

Shareholder Returns

7.08

Forward Air Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Forward Air Corp is 8.51, ranking 11 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is -6.65, which is -428.88% below the recent high of 21.86 and 0.00% above the recent low of -6.65.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.51
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 25/75
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Forward Air Corp is 7.67, ranking 30 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. The average price target is 30.00, with a high of 42.00 and a low of 30.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.67
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
35.667
Target Price
+26.66%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

13
Total
6
Median
10
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Forward Air Corp
FWRD
6
United Parcel Service Inc
UPS
31
FedEx Corp
FDX
31
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc
ZTO
18
Expeditors International of Washington Inc
EXPD
17
GXO Logistics Inc
GXO
16
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Forward Air Corp is 8.47, ranking 39 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 31.53 and the support level at 27.05, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.71
Change
1.76

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(3)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.088
Buy
RSI(14)
62.427
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
72.756
Neutral
ATR(14)
1.441
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
87.479
Neutral
Williams %R
11.480
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.430
Sell
StochRSI(14)
66.167
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
29.240
Buy
MA10
28.402
Buy
MA20
28.220
Buy
MA50
26.379
Buy
MA100
24.316
Buy
MA200
24.272
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Forward Air Corp is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 154.92%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.03%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.34M shares, representing 7.48% of shares outstanding, with 11.27% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC
3.83M
--
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.92M
-2.92%
Littlejohn & Co. LLC
2.75M
-5.80%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.35M
+15.09%
Ridgemont Equity Partners
1.94M
+0.72%
Ancora Advisors, L.L.C.
1.48M
+8.54%
Irenic Capital Management LP
1.23M
+0.01%
Rocky Mountain Advisers LLC
979.04K
-0.04%
J. Goldman & Co., L.P.
955.64K
+3.15%
Private Management Group, Inc.
936.49K
-10.49%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Freight & Logistics Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Forward Air Corp is 5.13, ranking 41 out of 75 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry. The company's beta value is 1.32. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.13
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.32
VaR
+4.78%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+61.82%
240-Day Volatility
+79.82%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.58%
120 days
+18.15%
5 years
+31.90%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.34%
120 days
-8.62%
5 years
-27.92%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.41
120 days
+0.16
5 years
-0.12

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+61.82%
3 years
+91.25%
5 years
+91.57%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.14
3 years
-0.26
5 years
-0.14
Skewness
240 days
+0.64
3 years
+0.32
5 years
+0.24

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+79.82%
5 years
+62.54%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.59%
5 years
+8.17%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+29.54%
240 days
+29.54%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+29.89%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+24.95%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.98%
120 days
+2.21%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-28.52%
60 days
-29.63%
120 days
-21.44%

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