Forward Air Corporation (FWRD)
NASDAQ: FWRD · Real-Time Price · USD
24.61
-0.04 (-0.16%)
At close: Mar 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
24.38
-0.23 (-0.93%)
After-hours: Mar 4, 2026, 7:28 PM EST

Forward Air Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Forward Air stock have an average target of 38.5, with a low estimate of 32 and a high estimate of 45. The average target predicts an increase of 56.44% from the current stock price of 24.61.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $32 $38.5 $45 $45
Change +30.03% +56.44% +82.85% +82.85%
* Price targets were last updated on Jan 21, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Forward Air stock from 2 stock analysts is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy 111111
Buy 111111
Hold 222210
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 444432

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Stifel
Stifel
Strong Buy
Maintains
$30$32
Strong Buy Maintains $30$32 +30.03% Jan 21, 2026
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Buy
Maintains
$42$45
Buy Maintains $42$45 +82.85% Jan 5, 2026
Stifel
Stifel
Strong Buy
Maintains
$32$30
Strong Buy Maintains $32$30 +21.90% Oct 17, 2025
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Buy
Maintains
$40$43
Buy Maintains $40$43 +74.73% Aug 12, 2025
Stifel
Stifel
Strong Buy
Maintains
$29$33
Strong Buy Maintains $29$33 +34.09% Jul 24, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.66B
from 2.50B
Increased by 6.77%
Revenue Next Year
2.85B
from 2.66B
Increased by 6.83%
EPS This Year
-0.35
from -3.51
EPS Next Year
0.45
from -0.35
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
1.39B1.68B1.37B2.47B2.50B2.66B2.85B
Revenue Growth
9.27%21.08%-18.39%80.51%0.84%6.77%6.83%
EPS
3.857.146.43-30.63-3.51-0.350.45
EPS Growth
357.71%85.37%-10.03%----
Forward PE
------54.22
No. Analysts -----86
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027
High 2.8B 3.0B
Avg 2.7B 2.8B
Low 2.5B 2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027
High
11.4%
12.3%
Avg
6.8%
6.8%
Low
0.8%
0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027
High -0.12 1.00
Avg -0.35 0.45
Low -0.59 -0.10

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027
High - -
Avg - -
Low - -
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.