Ford Motor (F) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In recent years the company has focused on electrification and connected-vehicle technologies, introducing battery-electric and hybrid models alongside traditional internal-combustion vehicles. Ford serves customers globally with manufacturing, assembly and distribution operations across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and other regions.

Leadership at Ford has combined legacy family involvement and professional management; as of the most recent publicly available information the company’s executive leadership includes Jim Farley as chief executive officer and William Clay Ford Jr. in an executive chairman role. Ford continues to balance its long industrial history with investments in new vehicle architectures, commercial services and digital capabilities to address changing consumer preferences and regulatory environments worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.82 to $17.78
• 50-Day Range: $11.20 to $17.49
• 52-Week Range: $9.88 to $17.78
• Volume: 154.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 74.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $69.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.43%
• Price Target: $13.77
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ford Motor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ford Motor scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 85 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ford Motor has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Ford Motor has a consensus price target of $13.77, representing about 21.3% downside from its current price of $17.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ford Motor has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ford Motor are expected to grow by 14.38% in the coming year, from $1.60 to $1.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ford Motor is -11.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ford Motor is -11.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ford Motor has a PEG Ratio of 0.37. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ford Motor has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.09% of the float of Ford Motor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ford Motor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.53, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ford Motor has recently decreased by 14.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Ford Motor is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ford Motor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ford Motor will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.79% next year. This indicates that Ford Motor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Ford Motor has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Ford Motor this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

152 people have searched for F on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 48% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

84 people have added Ford Motor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ford Motor insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.63% of the stock of Ford Motor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.74% of the stock of Ford Motor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/2 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/2 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/12/2026
• Today: 5/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: AUTO - DOMESTIC
• Sub-Industry: Automobile Manufacturers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:F
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:F,
• CIK: 37996
• Web: www.ford.com
• Phone: (313) 322-3000
• Fax: 313-322-9600
• Employees: 169,000
• Year Founded: 1903

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ford Motor: $13.77
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -21.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.93
• P/E Growth: 0.37
• Net Income: -$8.18 billion
• Net Margins: -3.22%
• Pretax Margin: -5.02%
• Return on Equity: 15.77%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.84
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $187.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: $2.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.74
• Book Value: $9.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,984,690,000
• Free Float: 3,959,589,000
• Market Cap: $69.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.65