Facts You Need to Understand Ford Motor Stock

By Susan Ramirez • Thursday, September 26 07:51 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Ford Motor has moved -4.1% so far today on a volume of 67,742,680, compared to its average of 59,666,795. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Ford Motor trades -16.31% away from its average analyst target price of $12.45 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $9.0 to $20.0, and on average have given Ford Motor a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying F should be aware of the facts below:

Ford Motor's current price is -35.0% below its Graham number of $16.04, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Ford Motor has moved -17.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 33.1%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.96, Ford Motor has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.9 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
F has a forward P/E ratio of 5.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.91 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.33 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Ford Motor is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.95 compared to its sector average of 3.11
Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide.
Based in Dearborn, the company has 177,000 full time employees and a market cap of $41.42 Billion. Ford Motor currently returns an annual dividend yield of 5.5%.

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