In the past week, F stock has gone down by -1.44%, with a monthly decline of -0.31% and a quarterly surge of 0.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.39%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.66% for Ford Motor Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.35% for F’s stock, with a -9.12% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 6.55x compared to its average ratio. F has 36-month beta value of 1.53. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
The public float for F is 3.89B, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.58% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of F on April 07, 2025 was 104.97M shares.
F) stock’s latest price update
Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F)’s stock price has increased by 0.42 compared to its previous closing price of 9.54. However, the company has seen a -1.44% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-04-06 that If tomorrow is another Black Monday, it could mean an 8,000 point wipe out for the Dow.
Analysts’ Opinion of F
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for F stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for F by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for F in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $11 based on the research report published on March 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, 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 “Hold” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to F, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
F Trading at -1.02% 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 -34.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.66%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.39%, as shares sank -3.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.71% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, F fell by -1.44%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.91. In addition, Ford Motor Co saw -1.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at F starting from PETER STERN, who proposed sale 142,537 shares at the price of $10.08 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, PETER STERN now owns shares of Ford Motor Co, valued at $1,436,132 using the latest closing price.
THORNTON JOHN L, the Director of Ford Motor Co, purchase 24,790 shares at $12.08 during a trade that took place back on Jun 06 ’24, which means that THORNTON JOHN L is holding 389,576 shares at $299,463 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
- 0.08 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ford Motor Co stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 13.42, with 2.11 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 3.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.24 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 9.7. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.65. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.16.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ford Motor Co (F) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” 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.
