Q4 Earnings Estimate for Ford Motor Issued By Zacks Research

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) – Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Ford Motor in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the auto manufacturer will post earnings of $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.44. The consensus estimate for Ford Motor’s current full-year earnings is $1.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ford Motor’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

F has been the subject of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.02.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE F opened at $10.73 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $10.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.48. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.49 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $42.62 billion, a PE ratio of 12.19, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ford Motor

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,045,000. Second Line Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 15,277 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $161,000 after purchasing an additional 2,625 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 40,674 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 7,175 shares during the period. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,210,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $863,009,000 after buying an additional 1,336,676 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

Ford Motor Company Profile

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.