FWRD Forward Air Corp stock chart & analysis
Conviction 16IndustrialsScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Forward Air Corp (FWRD) closed at $16.64 (-1.71%) on Nov 6, 2026. Its latest daily candle is a bearish belt hold. Price is above its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 51, RS Rating 95, -46.6% from its 52-week high, -33.4% year to date. Sector: Industrials · Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo.
Why FWRD moved
From the StockSetups movers recaps that covered FWRD, newest first. A recap states what was known that day.
- Close+22.8%
Forward Air Corporation closed at $16.21, up 22.8%, on volume of 5,169,768 shares versus a 20-day average of 971,258 — approximately 5.3× normal. Forward Air is an industrial freight and logistics company with a market cap of $418.1M.
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Financials as of Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly.
FWRD technical analysis
Trend
FWRD's moving averages are mixed — no clean uptrend or downtrend. It closed 3.8% above the 50-day ($16.05) and 4.2% below the 200-day ($17.39). ADX(14) at 22 points to a moderate trend. It meets 2 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 51, in the bullish half of its range. MACD crossed above its signal line 7 sessions ago. Its RS Rating of 95 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 95% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 0.9× its 20-day average. It trades about $6.0M a day on average. ATR(14) is $1.05, 6.3% of price — its typical daily range.
Key levels
The 52-week range is $7.86 to $31.18; price is 46.6% below the high and 112.0% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $15.40, below price.
Performance
FWRD returned -5.5% (1 week), +2.1% (1 month), -11.3% (3 months), +68.7% (6 months), -5.9% (1 year), -33.4% (year to date).
About Forward Air Corp
Forward Air Corp is an asset-light freight and logistics company. The company's operating segment includes Expedited Freight, Omni Logistics, and Intermodal and Corporate. The company generates maximum revenue from the Omni Logistics segment. The expedited Freight segment operates a comprehensive national network to provide expedited regional, inter-regional, and national LTL (less-than-truckload) services. It also offers customers local pick-up and delivery and other services including final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. The Company conducts business in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo · Listed 1993 · 6,062 employees
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in FWRD
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Svindland Paul C. Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-18 | Grant | 9.54K | — | 2026-06-18 | 2026-06-22 |
Boyles Dale W Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-18 | Grant | 9.54K | — | 2026-06-18 | 2026-06-22 |
Gorjanc Christine Marie Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-18 | Grant | 9.54K | — | 2026-06-18 | 2026-06-22 |
Stewart Shawn Chief Executive Officer · Common Stock · 2026-04-29 | Tax | 4.14K | $89K | 2026-04-29 | 2026-05-01 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in FWRD · 10 recent
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