Q4 Earnings Estimate for Ford Motor Issued By Zacks Research

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ford Motor in a report issued 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.

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Barclays dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com raised Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Evercore ISI upgraded Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.02.

Ford Motor Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE:F opened at $10.81 on Thursday. 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 1 year low of $9.49 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $42.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $10.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.47.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.55%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is presently 68.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in F. ING Groep NV lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 93.4% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 1,181,128 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $12,473,000 after acquiring an additional 570,293 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $545,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 20.8% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 91,278 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $964,000 after buying an additional 15,729 shares during the period. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 6.5% in the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 795,732 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $8,403,000 after purchasing an additional 48,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 333.6% in the third quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 59,179 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $625,000 after purchasing an additional 45,532 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

About Ford Motor

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.