Ford Motor (F) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) is expected to be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 5th. Analysts expect Ford Motor to post earnings of $0.35 per share and revenue of $42.83 billion for the quarter. Investors that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. Ford Motor’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Ford Motor to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ford Motor Trading Down 2.9 %

NYSE:F opened at $10.08 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.45, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.49 and a one year high of $14.85. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.79.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Barclays lowered Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.82.

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.