PostNL (OTCMKTS:TNTFF – Get Free Report) and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares PostNL and Forward Air’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
PostNL | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.29 | 3.90 |
Forward Air | $1.37 billion | 0.42 | $167.35 million | $6.42 | 3.39 |
Forward Air has higher revenue and earnings than PostNL. Forward Air is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PostNL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares PostNL and Forward Air’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
PostNL | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Forward Air | 10.58% | 15.30% | 6.48% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for PostNL and Forward Air, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
PostNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Forward Air | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
Forward Air has a consensus price target of $80.14, suggesting a potential upside of 267.97%. Given Forward Air’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forward Air is more favorable than PostNL.
Summary
Forward Air beats PostNL on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PostNL
PostNL N.V. provides postal and logistics services to businesses and consumers in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Parcels and Mail in the Netherlands and PostNL Other segments. It collects, sorts, transports, and delivers letters and parcels; and offers data management, direct marketing, and fulfillment services, as well as cross-border mail and parcels solutions. The company was formerly known as TNT N.V. and changed its name to PostNL N.V. in May 2011. PostNL N.V. is based in the Hague, the Netherlands.
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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