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Forward Air Corp

FWRD

29.740USD

-0.640-2.11%
Close 09/05, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
910.25MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Forward Air Corp

29.740

-0.640-2.11%

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

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
48 / 97
Overall Ranking
196 / 4731
Industry
Transportation

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
36.667
Target Price
+20.69%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Forward Air Corporation is an asset-light provider of transportation services. The Company provides transportation services, including less-than-truckload (LTL), truckload and intermodal drayage services and freight brokerage and supply chain services across North America, Europe, and Asia. Its segments include Expedited Freight, Intermodal, and Omni Logistics. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional and national LTL services. Expedited Freight also offers customers local pick-up and delivery and other services including truckload, warehousing, and other handling. The Intermodal segment provides first- and last-mile high value intermodal container drayage services both to and from seaports and railheads. The Omni Logistics segment provides a full suite of global logistics services. Its services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, and other supply chain solutions.
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 843.52M.%!(EXTRA int=2)
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -5.74, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 34.66M shares, decreasing 27.49% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 2.04M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company's current financial score is 7.00, which is lower than the Transportation industry's average of 7.27. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 613.28M, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.19%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 31.18%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Financials

6.91

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

6.32

Operational Efficiency

7.50

Growth Potential

7.18

Shareholder Returns

7.10

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Transportation industry's average of 2.87. Its current P/E ratio is -6.13, which is -90.44% below the recent high of -0.59 and 13.46% above the recent low of -5.30.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 48/97
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.67, which is higher than the Transportation industry's average of 7.41. The average price target for Forward Air Corp is 35.00, with a high of 43.00 and a low of 32.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.67
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
36.667
Target Price
+20.69%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

13
Total
6
Median
10
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Forward Air Corp (Delaware)
FWRD
6
United Parcel Service Inc
UPS
32
FedEx Corp
FDX
31
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc
ZTO
20
GXO Logistics Inc
GXO
17
Expeditors International of Washington Inc
EXPD
17
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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 Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.77, which is higher than the Transportation industry's average of 7.75. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 33.60 and the support level at 28.28, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.03
Change
-0.17

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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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(3)
Neutral(4)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.172
Neutral
RSI(14)
51.651
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
43.136
Sell
ATR(14)
1.434
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
51.615
Neutral
Williams %R
49.616
Neutral
TRIX(12,20)
0.152
Sell
StochRSI(14)
32.538
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
29.882
Sell
MA10
30.216
Sell
MA20
29.594
Buy
MA50
28.779
Buy
MA100
23.341
Buy
MA200
25.759
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Transportation industry's average of 7.10. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 113.95%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.69%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 2.04M shares, representing 6.63% of shares outstanding, with 3.25% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC
3.83M
--
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
3.07M
-2.88%
Littlejohn & Co. LLC
2.81M
+70.09%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.04M
+0.33%
Ridgemont Equity Partners
1.91M
--
Ancora Advisors, L.L.C.
1.23M
+28.85%
Irenic Capital Management LP
1.23M
--
Private Management Group, Inc.
962.63K
-0.52%
Rocky Mountain Advisers LLC
979.39K
+29.83%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
965.84K
-3.63%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Transportation 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 company’s current risk assessment score is 3.06, which is lower than the Transportation industry's average of 4.12. The company's beta value is 1.41. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.06
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.42
VaR
+4.55%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+73.85%
240-Day Volatility
+75.63%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+16.23%
120 days
+31.90%
5 years
+31.90%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.55%
120 days
-27.92%
5 years
-27.92%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.13
120 days
+1.47
5 years
-0.06
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+73.85%
3 years
+91.25%
5 years
+91.57%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.27
3 years
-0.25
5 years
-0.13
Skewness
240 days
+0.60
3 years
+0.19
5 years
+0.15
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+75.63%
5 years
+59.85%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+5.36%
5 years
+8.55%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+194.44%
240 days
+194.44%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+60.10%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+41.00%
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%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05
Forward Air Corp
Forward Air Corp
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6.14 /10
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7.72 /10
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7.72 /10
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Safe Bulkers Inc
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7.63 /10
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Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd
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7.43 /10
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Corporacion America Airports SA
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7.36 /10
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