As of Thursday close, Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE:F) stock was up $0.1, moving up 0.83 percent to $12.13. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 35,791,199 shares. 5 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.38 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 43,661,344, while in the previous 50 days, it was 51,480,223.
Since last month, F stock retreated -6.98%. Shares of the company fell to $11.58 on 08/25/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $15.42 was reached on 07/12/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $10.37. Since the beginning of this year, F’s stock price has risen by 9.58% or $0.50, and marked a new high 17 times. However, the stock has declined by -21.34% since its 52-week high.
F stock investors should be aware that Ford Motor Company (F) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 182 days ago on Mar 03. FARLEY JR JAMES D, the President and CEO of the company, disposed of 79,921 shares for $12.86 on Mar 03. It resulted in a $1,027,840 divestment by the insider. Lawler John T. sold 29,821 shares at an average price of $13.07 on Mar 03. The insider now owns 443,683 shares following the transaction. On Mar 03, President, Ford Blue Galhotra Ashwani Kumar sold 24,850 shares at $13.01 apiece. The transaction was valued at $323,321.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Ford Motor Company (F) has a P/E ratio of about 11.81. The stock’s beta is 1.62. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.28, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.11, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 9.04 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.15 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.15. On Thursday July 28 2022, a $0.05 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Ford Motor Company’s quick ratio stood at 1.00, while its current ratio was 1.20, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 2.15, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 3.28. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 10.20% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 8.16%, whereas operating margins totaled 3.80%. Based on annual data, F earned $23.66 billion in gross profit and brought in $158.06 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 3.90%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 9.70%.
In Ford Motor Company’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $19.17 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. F’s revenue rose 10.6% to $41.47 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $44.95 billion. While analysts expected Ford Motor Company to report $0.55 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.72 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 30.90%. During the quarter, the company generated $4.06 billion in EBITDA. The liabilities of Ford Motor Company were 222.38 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $144.85 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $4.0 billion.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Ford Motor Company’s (F) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 15.21%, the RSI 9-day stood at 46.56% on 31 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Ford Motor Company price is up by +3.23% percent or $0.38. At present, F shares trade -7.40% below its 20-day simple moving average and -4.64% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -13.48% below its SMA50 and -16.34% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 62.70% and Stochastic coefficient D was 45.76%, while ATR was 0.24. Given the Stochastic reading of 79.71% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 40.01%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.12, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.12.
Analyst Ratings
Ford Motor Company downgraded its rating on Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) to a Hold in a note to investors on July 31, 2023. The analysts firm previously had a Buy rating on the stock.Ford Motor Company (F) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 4 brokerage firms, F is a sell, and 11 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Ford Motor Company stock as buy, with 7 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $14.30, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $11.00 – $23.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Ford Motor Company (F) will achieve an average price target of $14.77.
