Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Down 1.3% – Time to Sell?

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s stock price dropped 1.3% on Friday . The company traded as low as $14.09 and last traded at $14.2150. Approximately 68,384,523 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 9% from the average daily volume of 75,535,094 shares. The stock had previously closed at $14.40.

Trending Headlines about Ford Motor

Here are the key news stories impacting Ford Motor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ford’s push to bring Level‑3 “eyes‑off” highway autonomy to market by 2028 and a plan for a $30,000 UEV platform could expand addressable market and margin power if executed. This is being framed as a key growth driver and puts Ford competitively alongside Tesla, GM and Rivian. Ford Bets Big on Level 3 Autonomy Reuters: Ford to offer eyes-off system
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler upgraded Ford to overweight and raised its price target to $16, signaling stronger analyst confidence in the turnaround and providing potential upside support. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Sales momentum: Ford reported its best U.S. sales and Q4 performance since 2019, driven by trucks, SUVs and record hybrid volumes — a near‑term fundamentals boost for revenue and margin outlook. Ford’s Best Sales Since 2019
• Positive Sentiment: Market bullishness visible in flow: unusually large call option buying (≈154k calls, ~59% above average) suggests some traders are betting on near‑term upside or a catalyst. No link
• Positive Sentiment: Relative wins vs. peers: commentary arguing Ford is the auto stock to buy as GM takes a roughly $6B EV charge may prompt investor rotation toward Ford on perceived execution and cost advantages. As EV Dream Fades, Ford — Not GM — Is the Auto Stock to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Ford announced an in‑house AI driving companion and reiterated plans to build more autonomy tech internally (cited as ~30% cheaper than licensing). These initiatives support product differentiation but carry execution and software‑development risk. Business Insider: AI companion Business Insider: autonomy in-house
• Neutral Sentiment: Non-core partnership: Henry Ford Health/BAMF Health announced a medical center partnership — strategic for regional community impact but not material to auto fundamentals. BAMF Health partner release
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the positive headlines, shares fell today — likely reflecting short‑term profit‑taking, valuation compression after recent gains, or investor caution about execution/costs and timing for autonomy rollouts. No specific negative company news was reported in these items. No link

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler raised shares of Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $11.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. UBS Group raised their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.54.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The company’s 50-day moving average is $13.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.21. The firm has a market cap of $56.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 51.72%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ford Motor

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of F. Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 7.4% during the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 11,822,986 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $128,279,000 after purchasing an additional 813,800 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 7.3% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,476,340 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $81,118,000 after buying an additional 510,473 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 9,055,356 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $98,251,000 after purchasing an additional 279,470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aviva PLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1,280.3% during the second quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 2,919,334 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $31,675,000 after acquiring an additional 2,707,834 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

About Ford Motor

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded by Henry Ford in 1903, the company became an early pioneer of mass-production techniques with the Model T and the adoption of the moving assembly line. Today, Ford designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of vehicles and mobility solutions under the Ford and Lincoln brands, spanning passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.

Ford’s business activities extend beyond vehicle production to include parts and aftermarket services, fleet and commercial sales, and automotive financing through Ford Motor Credit Company.