Consider This Before Taking a Position in Ford Motor Company (F)

By Blake Campbell • Friday, September 29 12:02 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about Ford Motor Company over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Auto Manufacturers stock at a price of $12.57? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

Ford Motor Company has moved 15.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 21.0%
F has an average analyst rating of hold and is -14.11% away from its mean target price of $14.64 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.03
Ford Motor Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.89 and its forward P/E ratio is 6.7
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.15 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Ford Motor Company is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
F has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 193.8% and gross profit margins of 0.1%
The company has a free cash flow of $-895374976, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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.

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