Ford Motor (F) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also engages in vehicle-related financing and leasing activities to and through automotive dealers. In addition, the company provides retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles; and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail and commercial customers, such as leasing companies, government entities, daily rental companies, and fleet customers. Further, it offers wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and loans to dealers to finance working capital and enhance dealership facilities, purchase dealership real estate, and other dealer vehicle programs. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.68 to $11.85
• 50-Day Range: $10.43 to $11.91
• 52-Week Range: $8.44 to $11.97
• Volume: 29.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 98.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.12
• Dividend Yield: 5.09%
• Price Target: $10.53
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Ford Motor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ford Motor scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 85 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Ford Motor has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.94, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ford Motor has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ford Motor are expected to grow by 4.76% in the coming year, from $1.47 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ford Motor is 15.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ford Motor is 15.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 16.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ford Motor has a PEG Ratio of 3.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ford Motor has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.34% of the float of Ford Motor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ford Motor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ford Motor has recently decreased by 6.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Ford Motor is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ford Motor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ford Motor is 76.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ford Motor will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.96% next year. This indicates that Ford Motor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.42

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.34% of the float of Ford Motor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ford Motor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ford Motor has recently decreased by 6.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

Ford Motor has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles for Ford Motor this week, compared to 32 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

122 people have searched for F on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

62 people have added Ford Motor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ford Motor insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $330,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.48% of the stock of Ford Motor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.74% of the stock of Ford Motor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

F Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have F shares performed this year?

Ford Motor's stock was trading at $9.90 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, F stock has increased by 19.0% and is now trading at $11.7850.

How were Ford Motor's earnings last quarter?

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Ford Motor have any subsidiaries?

Ford Motor subsidiaries include Electriphi Inc., Journey Holding Corporation, Quantum Signal LLC, Spin, Autonomic, TransLoc, Breeze, and more.

Who are Ford Motor's major shareholders?

Ford Motor's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.61%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.65%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.61%) and Norges Bank (0.94%). Insiders that own company stock include James D Farley Jr, Ashwani Kumar Galhotra, John T Lawler, Stuart J Rowley, Jon M Huntsman Jr, Andrew Frick and Mark Kosman.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Ford Motor?

Shares of F stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ford Motor own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ford Motor investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Today: 8/25/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: AUTO - DOMESTIC
• Sub-Industry: Automobile Manufacturers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:F
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:F,
• CIK: 37996
• Web: www.ford.com
• Phone: (313) 322-3000
• Fax: 313-322-9600
• Employees: 171,000
• Year Founded: 1903

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ford Motor: $10.53
• High Price Target: $15.50
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.00
• P/E Growth: 3.36
• Net Income: $5.88 billion
• Net Margins: 1.70%
• Pretax Margin: 2.35%
• Return on Equity: 12.46%
• Return on Assets: 1.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.24
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $184.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: $3.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.50
• Book Value: $11.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,979,860,000
• Free Float: 3,960,757,000
• Market Cap: $46.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48