The stock of Ford Motor Co. (F) has seen a -5.05% decrease in the past week, with a 1.94% gain in the past month, and a 9.25% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.71% for F. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.55% for F’s stock, with a 4.66% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is 11.73x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for F is 1.62. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 18 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for F is 3.89B and currently, short sellers hold a 3.60% of that float. On April 15, 2024, F’s average trading volume was 54.34M shares.
F) stock’s latest price update
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)’s stock price has plunge by -3.30relation to previous closing price of 13.04. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -5.05% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Business Insider reported 2024-04-13 that Ford is offering Tesla owners a special discount on its F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E. The discount is reportedly called “Tesla Competitive Conquest Bonus Cash.
Analysts’ Opinion of F
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for F stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for F by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for F in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $13 based on the research report published on March 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Redburn Atlantic, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see F reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for F stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on January 24th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to F, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on January 17th of the current year.
F Trading at 0.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought F to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares surge +4.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, F fell by -5.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.97. In addition, Ford Motor Co. saw 4.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at F starting from Kosman Mark, who sale 26,898 shares at the price of $12.53 back on Mar 06 ’24. After this action, Kosman Mark now owns 7,102 shares of Ford Motor Co., valued at $337,032 using the latest closing price.
FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS, the Chief EV, Digital & Design Off of Ford Motor Co., purchase 182,000 shares at $11.05 during a trade that took place back on Dec 08 ’23, which means that FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS is holding 720,176 shares at $2,010,590 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for F
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ford Motor Co. stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 10.11, with 1.64 for asset returns.
Based on Ford Motor Co. (F), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.9.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.20.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Ford Motor Co. (F) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
