The stock price of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has plunged by -1.92 when compared to previous closing price of 13.04, but the company has seen a 5.35% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Finbold reported 2024-04-28 that The electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing robust growth in 2024, leading the automotive industry with strong representatives in the United States and China. Hence, Finbold asked Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) model to build a stock portfolio for EV exposure in May.
Is It Worth Investing in Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Right Now?
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.19x compared to its average ratio. F has 36-month beta value of 1.60. Analysts have mixed views 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 3.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of F on April 29, 2024 was 55.22M shares.
F’s Market Performance
F’s stock has seen a 5.35% increase for the week, with a -2.07% drop in the past month and a 13.92% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.36%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.79% for Ford Motor Co. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.86% for F stock, with a simple moving average of 7.18% for the last 200 days.
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 1.57% 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 -15.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.36%, as shares sank -3.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.83% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, F rose by +5.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.97% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.88. In addition, Ford Motor Co. saw 6.45% 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 9.20, with 1.48 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 1.17.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ford Motor Co. (F) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
