Forward Air (FWRD) shares ended the last trading session 9.5% higher at $30.45. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 24.3% gain over the past four weeks.
The FWRD stock gained following reports that some private equity firms, including Clearlake Capital, Platinum Equity, and EQT, have submitted bids to buy the trucking company.
This contractor for the air cargo industry is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.17 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +99.3%. Revenues are expected to be $637.67 million, down 0.9% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Forward Air, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on FWRD going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Forward Air belongs to the Zacks Transportation - Truck industry. Another stock from the same industry, ArcBest (ARCB), closed the last trading session 1.7% higher at $83.29. Over the past month, ARCB has returned 10.4%.
ArcBest's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed -5.7% over the past month to $1.46. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -26.3%. ArcBest currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
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