$21.80 -0.16 (-0.73%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Forward Air Corp (FWRD)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company is a provider of time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American deferred air freight market.

Current Price $21.80 Mkt Cap $631.55M
Open $20.42 P/E Ratio 53.56
Prev. Close $21.96 Div. (Yield) 0.28 (1.30%)
Daily Range $20.32 - $22.00 Volume 106,526
52-Wk Range $13.48 - $26.29 Avg. Daily Vol. 239,000

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Wall Street

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Top FWRD Bull/Bear Pitches

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weiwentg (96.78)
Submitted January 19, 2007

OK, so FWRD is down 13% since I picked it. But I'm not worried, because this company has a wide moat, dominating its little niche in the transport industry.

Like Expeditors' International (EXPD), another of my favorite transport firms,… More

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Member Avatar jempsall (96.16) Submitted: 5/2/2009 9:13:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $17.21 FWRD Score: +4.42

This popped up on a Morningstar stock screen of wide moat stocks that have been free cash flow positive for the last three years, produced returns on equity in excess of 10% and that have a market cap of under $2 billion (ie - small cap "Buffet type" stocks. They're also well below Morningstars fair value.

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Member Avatar IEBeanCounter (63.10) Submitted: 10/21/2008 9:48:16 AM : Outperform Start Price: $21.93 FWRD Score: -13.75

EPS in line, good cost control

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Member Avatar LTContrarian (76.76) Submitted: 6/19/2008 11:54:39 AM : Outperform Start Price: $36.65 FWRD Score: -23.52

4 words, Great Management & Good Moat

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jasenj1 (86.49) Score: +30.80

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Member Name Member
Rating
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Date
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Start
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stillborn2 < 20 10/23/2006 Underperform 1Y $34.48 -36.77% -16.74% +20.03 1 Comment
SSPX3 < 20 4/22/2009 Outperform NS $14.73 +48.04% +28.42% +19.62
NextMikeMilken 57.02 7/10/2009 Underperform 5Y $20.32 +7.28% +22.74% +15.47
SuiGeneris1122 65.51 7/10/2009 Underperform 5Y $20.32 +7.28% +22.74% +15.47
BeautifulPlumage 99.95 6/29/2009 Underperform 5Y $21.48 +1.50% +16.03% +14.53
chizh23 < 20 5/27/2008 Underperform NS $32.97 -33.88% -19.38% +14.50
deuspecuniae 67.10 4/28/2008 Underperform 3M $33.32 -34.57% -20.54% +14.03 1 Comment
jwfuller 39.08 10/25/2006 Underperform 3W $31.13 -29.98% -17.47% +12.51
calboy2 68.94 5/29/2009 Underperform 3M $20.39 +6.91% +18.41% +11.51
gracie7 < 20 12/15/2006 Underperform 3Y $30.88 -29.41% -20.40% +9.01

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
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TrackKeyBanc 90.40 6/9/2009 Outperform NS $24.08 -2.83% +13.87% -16.69 10/22/2009 @ $23.40
TrackStifel 94.70 10/14/2008 Outperform NS $24.90 -22.32% -17.31% -5.01 2/10/2009 @ $19.34
TrackSoros 65.62 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $34.79 -37.34% -15.82% -21.52 1 Comment
TrackRWBaird 85.02 3/6/2008 Outperform NS $31.59 -52.17% -40.79% -11.39 3/23/2009 @ $15.11
TrackWMBlair 39.74 2/13/2008 Outperform NS $33.75 -35.42% -17.91% -17.51
TrackBearStearns 86.38 12/10/2007 Underperform NS $32.50 -10.65% -7.11% +3.53 1/9/2008 @ $29.04
TrackJimCramer < 20 5/3/2007 Underperform 3W $29.94 -27.18% -24.67% +2.51
TrackBearStearns 86.38 2/9/2007 Underperform NS $31.53 +6.77% +6.64% -0.13 6/20/2007 @ $33.66

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