Ford Motor Is One Stock You Must Have

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Mar 30, 2015

Ford Motor Company (F, Financial) has been having a decent run at the market. The company's last announcement regarding its earnings results was on Thursday, January 29. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $33.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post $1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The company saw a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27, there was short interest totaling 69,833,058 shares, a drop of 4.9% from the February 13th total of 73,404,481 shares. For the record, the VP of Ford Motor Company, Stuart J. Rowley, sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.47, for a total transaction of $197,640.00.

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Certain analysts have even downgraded shares of Ford Motor Company from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $16.88 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 13. A certain group of analysts reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $17.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor Company in a research note on Friday, March 13. Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor Company from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4. Finally, analysts at Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor Company from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2.

The company opened at 16.57 on Tuesday. Ford Motor Company has a 52 week low of $13.26 and a 52 week high of $18.12. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $16 and a 200-day moving average of $15. The company has a market cap of $65.55 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $16, and its 200-day moving average is $15. The company has a market cap of $65.55 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76.