Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT – Get Free Report) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Freight Technologies and Forward Air, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freight Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Forward Air | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 |
Forward Air has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.19%. Given Forward Air’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Forward Air is more favorable than Freight Technologies.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freight Technologies | $13.06 million | 0.07 | -$7.90 million | ($87.25) | -0.02 |
| Forward Air | $2.50 billion | 0.22 | -$107.80 million | ($8.90) | -1.99 |
Freight Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forward Air. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freight Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Freight Technologies and Forward Air’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Freight Technologies | -60.49% | -95.48% | -45.86% |
| Forward Air | -11.37% | -19.49% | -0.66% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Forward Air shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Forward Air shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Air has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Forward Air beats Freight Technologies on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Freight Technologies
Freight Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates a transportation logistics technology platform for cross-border shipping in the United States and Mexico. Its Fr8App technology platform offers an online portal and a mobile application that provide third-party logistics services to companies in the freight transportation market; a transport management solution for customers to manage their own fleet; and freight brokerage support and customer services based on the platform. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
About Forward Air
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. This segment offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services. The Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract and container freight station warehouse and handling services. It serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee.
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