The trading price of Forward Air Corp (NASDAQ:FWRD) closed lower on Friday, May 23, and closing at $16.79, -2.89% lower than its previous close.
In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $40.92 and a 52-week low of $9.78. Over the past month, the stock has gained 3.77% in value.
Forward Air Corp, whose market valuation is $510.81 million at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in June. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable.
On the technical side, indicators suggest FWRD has a 100% Sell on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Sell, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 100% Sell.
Here is the average analyst rating on the stock as represented by 1.00 to 5.00, with the extremes of 1.00 and 5.00 suggesting the stock should be considered as either strong buy or strong sell respectively. The number of analysts that have assigned FWRD a recommendation rating is 3. Out of them, 1 rate it a Hold, while 2 recommend Buy, whereas 0 assign an Overweight rating. 0 analyst(s) have tagged Forward Air Corp (FWRD) as Underweight, while 0 advise Sell. Analysts have rated the stock Buy, likely urging investors to take advantage of the opportunity to add to their holdings of the company’s shares.
A quick review shows that FWRD’s price is currently -2.62% off the SMA20 and -2.66% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 47.00, and weekly volatility stands at 5.52%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 5.78%. Forward Air Corp (NASDAQ:FWRD)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.29, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 1.32. With analysts defining $35-$35 as the low and high price targets, we arrive at a consensus price target of $35 for the trailing 12-month period. The current price is about -108.46% off the estimated low and -108.46% off the forecast high, based on this estimate. Investors will be thrilled if FWRD’s share price rises to $35, which is the median consensus price. At that level, FWRD’s share price would be -108.46% below current price.
To see how Forward Air Corp stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: FWRD stock’s performance was -2.89% in the latest trading, and 33.68% in the past year.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Forward Air Corp (NASDAQ:FWRD) indicates that the 3-month average is 814.01K.
Currently, records show that 30.41 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 34.39% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 89.93%. However, since the stock’s price has seen -47.94% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even lower.
