The stock of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) decreased by -$0.01 on Monday to finish at $11.90, down -0.08 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 34,624,879 shares of common stock traded. 17 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $0.27. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 47,043,324, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 53,087,730.
F stock dropped -10.26% since last month. On 08/25/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $11.58. The stock touched a high of $15.42 on 07/12/23, after rallying from a low of $10.37 in 52 weeks. The price of F stock has risen by 7.50% or $0.27 this year, reaching a new high 17 times. Still, the stock price is down -22.83% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
F stock investors should be aware that Ford Motor Company (F) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 179 days ago on Mar 03. On Mar 03, President and CEO FARLEY JR JAMES D sold 79,921 shares at $12.86 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $1,027,840. On Mar 03, Lawler John T. sold 29,821 shares at a price of US$13.07. After the transaction, the insider now owns 443,683 shares. President, Ford Blue Galhotra Ashwani Kumar had earlier sold 24,850 shares on Mar 03 for $13.01 a share. The transaction was completed for $323,321.
Valuation Metrics
Ford Motor Company (F) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.59. Beta for the stock is 1.62. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.28, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.09, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 8.87.
Company paid $0.15 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.15 last year. A $0.05 dividend increase was reported on Thursday July 28 2022.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Ford Motor Company’s quick ratio was 1.00, while its current ratio was 1.20, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 2.15, and the total debt to equity ratio is 3.28. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 10.20% percent. Ford Motor Company’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 8.16%, whereas its operating margin stood at 3.80% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $23.66 billion and revenue of $158.06 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. F’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 1.60%. There was a 3.90% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 9.70%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Ford Motor Company’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $44.95 billion, while revenues rose by 10.6% to $41.47 billion. It was predicted that Ford Motor Company’s quarterly earnings would be $0.72, but it ended up being $0.55, beating the consensus by 30.90%. EBITDA was $4.06 billion for the quarter. At the end of Ford Motor Company’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 222.38 billion, while its total debt was $144.85 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $4.0 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Ford Motor Company’s (F) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 28 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 33.02%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.27% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 17.67% and 14.24% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.26. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 25.60%, the RSI (14) reading is 31.78%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.03, and the 14-day reading is at -0.16.
Analyst Ratings
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was downgraded by Jefferies to a a Hold rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a a Buy. Analysts have assigned Ford Motor Company (F) an Hold rating. F is a stock that is recommended for selling by 4 brokerage firms, while 11 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 7 others recommend it as a buy.
What is F’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $11.00 and $23.00, with a median target price of $14.30. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Ford Motor Company (F) is $14.77.
