At the time of writing, Ford Motor Co. [F] stock is trading at $12.44, up 1.14%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The F shares have gain 2.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.14%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Ford Motor Co. [NYSE: F] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 24, 2024, when Redburn Atlantic initiated its Sell rating and assigned the stock a price target of $10. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 17, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $12. On December 13, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $12 on the stock. HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $11.30 on December 04, 2023. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $14 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 01, 2023. UBS started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $15. In a note dated July 31, 2023, Jefferies downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $17 to $15.
For the past year, the stock price of Ford Motor Co. fluctuated between $9.49 and $15.20. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $35.83 within the next 12 months. Ford Motor Co. [NYSE: F] shares were valued at $12.44 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 188.02% based on the average F price forecast.
Analyzing the F fundamentals
According to Ford Motor Co. [NYSE:F], the company’s sales were 176.19B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.46% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.12% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.53.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 12.35 points at the first support level, and at 12.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.56.
Ford Motor Co. [F] reported earnings per share of $0.29 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.14/share, meaning a difference of $0.15 and a surprise factor of 107.10%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.36 per share as compared to estimates of $0.41 per share, a difference of -$0.05 representing a surprise of -12.20%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ford Motor Co. [NYSE:F] has a current ratio of 1.20. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.04, while the Cash Ratio is 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.28, the price to book ratio is 1.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS, Chief EV, Digital & Design Off, that happened on Dec 08 when 0.18 million shares were purchased. President and CEO, FARLEY JR JAMES D completed a deal on Mar 03 to sell 79921.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice President, CFO Lawler John T. sold 29821.0 shares on Mar 03.
