Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.61x compared to its average ratio. F has 36-month beta value of 1.64. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
The public float for F is 3.89B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of F on January 20, 2025 was 58.05M shares.
F) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) has increased by 1.70 when compared to last closing price of 10.01. Despite this, the company has experienced a 5.49% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-01-18 that Start by taking a quick retirement quiz from SmartAsset that will match you with up to 3 financial advisors that serve your area and beyond in 5 minutes, or less.
F’s Market Performance
Ford Motor Co (F) has seen a 5.49% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 1.90% gain in the past month and a -7.71% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.29% for F. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.17% for F’s stock, with a -10.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of F
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for F stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for F by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for F in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $9 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to F, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on November 07th of the previous year.
F Trading at -2.50% 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 -31.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.63%, as shares surge +2.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, F rose by +5.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.87. In addition, Ford Motor Co saw 2.83% 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 THORNTON JOHN L, who purchase 24,790 shares at the price of $12.08 back on Jun 06 ’24. After this action, THORNTON JOHN L now owns 389,576 shares of Ford Motor Co, valued at $299,463 using the latest closing price.
Huntsman Jon M Jr, the Director of Ford Motor Co, sale 81,234 shares at $12.09 during a trade that took place back on May 24 ’24, which means that Huntsman Jon M Jr is holding 168,601 shares at $982,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for F
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.08 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ford Motor Co stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 7.97, with 1.27 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 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 11.82 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 13.1. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.78for 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 1.15.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ford Motor Co (F) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
