Forward Air (FWRD) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend FWRD or TK?

Forward Air presently has a consensus target price of $80.14, suggesting a potential upside of 259.87%. Given Forward Air's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forward Air	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FWRD or TK?

Teekay received 4 more outperform votes than Forward Air when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.64% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote while only 54.70% of users gave Forward Air an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forward Air	Outperform Votes 332 54.70%	Underperform Votes 275 45.30%
Teekay	Outperform Votes 336 63.64%	Underperform Votes 192 36.36%

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

97.0% of Forward Air shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Teekay shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Forward Air shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Teekay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, FWRD or TK?

Forward Air has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FWRD or TK?

In the previous week, Forward Air had 7 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Forward Air and 1 mentions for Teekay. Forward Air's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Teekay's score of 0.00 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Teekay	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FWRD or TK more profitable?

Forward Air has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Teekay's net margin of 10.28%. Forward Air's return on equity of 15.30% beat Teekay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forward Air	10.58%	15.30%	6.48%
Teekay	10.28%	9.07%	7.03%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FWRD or TK?

Forward Air has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Teekay. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, 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
Forward Air	$1.37B	0.43	$167.35M	$6.42	3.47
Teekay	$1.46B	0.47	$150.64M	$1.53	4.90

Summary

Forward Air beats Teekay on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.