FTRE vs SHYF Comparison

Fortrea Holdings is a late-stage contract research organization, or CRO, that provides comprehensive Phase I through IV clinical trial management, clinical pharmacology, and patient access solutions. The company works with emerging and large biopharma, medical device, and diagnostic companies to run their clinical trials as a functional-service provider, full-service provider, and offers hybrid trials. In 2023, Fortrea was formed as an independent, publicly traded company after Labcorp spun off its clinical development business, which it acquired via its purchase of Covance in 2015 for $6.1 billion. Fortrea has 19,000 staff members across 90 countries.

The Shyft Group Inc is engaged in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for commercial vehicles (including last-mile delivery, specialty service, and vocation-specific upfit segments) and recreational vehicle industries. Its products include walk-in vans, truck bodies, cargo vans, and pick-up truck upfits used in e-commerce/parcel delivery, upfit equipment used in the mobile retail and utility trades, as well as luxury Class A diesel motorhome custom chassis and contract manufacturing and assembly services. It also supplies replacement parts and offers repair, maintenance, field service, and refurbishment services for the vehicles that the company manufactures.