Forward Air Stock Today
| FWRD Stock | USD 16.79 2.07 14.06% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressBelow Average
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Forward Air is trading at 16.79 as of the 1st of May 2025, a 14.06% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 14.52. Forward Air has about a 41 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 2nd of March 2025 and ending today, the 1st of May 2025. Click here to learn more.
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. Forward Air Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee. Foward Air operates under Integrated Freight Logistics classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. The company has 30.4 M outstanding shares of which 4.29 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.58 trading days to cover. More on Forward Air
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Forward Stock Highlights
Forward Air (FWRD) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in Building N, Greeneville, TN, United States, 37745 and employs 6,319 people. Forward Air is listed under Air Freight & Logistics category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 447.53 M. Forward Air conducts business under Air Freight & Logistics sector and is part of Industrials industry. The entity has 30.4 M outstanding shares of which 4.29 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.58 trading days to cover.
Forward Air currently holds about 46.85 M in cash with (75.4 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.74.
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Ownership AllocationThe majority of Forward Air outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in Forward Air to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Forward Air. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Forward Air as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company.
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Forward Air Risk Profiles
Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Forward Air market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Forward Air long position in a well-diversified portfolio.
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.22) | |||
| Jensen Alpha | (1.08) | |||
| Total Risk Alpha | (0.39) | |||
| Treynor Ratio | 2.1 |
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Forward Air Corporate Management
| James Faught | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Rebecca Garbrick | CFO Treasurer | Profile | |
| Nancee Ronning | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Jamie Pierson | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Joseph Tomasello | Chief Officer | Profile | |
| Kyle Mitchin | Chief Officer | Profile |
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Is Air Freight & Logistics space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Forward Air. If investors know Forward will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Forward Air listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
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