Ford Motor (F) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its 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. Individual interested in participating in the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. 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 Up 1.2 %

Shares of F stock traded up $0.12 on Wednesday, hitting $10.20. 69,901,418 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 64,295,227. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.49 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.25 and a 200 day moving average of $10.76.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on F shares. Barclays downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.82.

About Ford Motor

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.