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NASDAQ: FWRD
Forward Air (FWRD) stock, explained like you're 5
Forward Air trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FWRD. It is a small cap company in the integrated freight & logistics industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 528 million dollars.
- Ticker
- FWRD
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Integrated Freight & Logistics
- Size
- Small cap, about 528 million dollars
Is Forward Air a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Forward Air is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 528 million dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Forward Air makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves FWRD stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
- Stifel cuts Forward Air stock target from USD 27.00 to USD 24.00 (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Forward Air (FWRD) Stock Fair Value Moves Lower As Analysts Cut Growth Assumptions (Yahoo Finance)
- Forward Air flags customer loss, stock plummets (FreightWaves)
- A golf tournament has raised more than $2.4 million for veterans and military families since 2022. (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Forward Air stock
What does Forward Air do?
Forward Air trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker FWRD. It is a small cap company in the integrated freight & logistics industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 528 million dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Forward Air?
Forward Air trades under the ticker FWRD on the Nasdaq.
What is Forward Air's market cap?
Forward Air is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 528 million dollars.
How does Forward Air make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves FWRD stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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