Ford Motor (F) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q4 2024 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.35 per share and revenue of $42.83 billion for the quarter. Parties that wish to register for the company's conference call can do so using this link.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. On average, analysts expect Ford Motor to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ford Motor Stock Down 7.3 %

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.74 during trading on Thursday, reaching $9.28. The company had a trading volume of 222,279,990 shares, compared to its average volume of 78,221,609. The company has a market cap of $36.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.26 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The firm's fifty day moving average is $10.14 and its 200-day moving average is $10.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 68.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on F. Barclays lowered Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wolfe Research reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.96.

Ford Motor Company Profile

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.