Ford Motor (F) Competitors $10.76 -0.32 (-2.85%) As of 02:40 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock F vs. AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, LCID, NVDA, PCAR, RIVN, TSLA, GM, and STLAShould you be buying Ford Motor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ford Motor include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Lucid Group (LCID), NVIDIA (NVDA), PACCAR (PCAR), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), and Stellantis (STLA). Ford Motor vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Alphabet Lucid Group NVIDIA PACCAR Rivian Automotive Tesla General Motors Stellantis Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of F or AAPL? 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ford Motor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend F or AAPL? Ford Motor presently has a consensus price target of $10.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.21%. Apple has a consensus price target of $237.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.16%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Ford Motor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ford Motor 3 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has more risk and volatility, F or AAPL? Ford Motor has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, F or AAPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Ford Motor. Ford Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFord Motor$184.99B0.23$5.88B$1.258.60Apple$391.04B7.73$93.74B$6.4231.54 Is F or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 1.70%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Ford Motor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ford Motor1.70% 12.49% 1.95% Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35% Is F or AAPL a better dividend stock? Ford Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ford Motor pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to F or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 313 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 361 mentions for Apple and 48 mentions for Ford Motor. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.51 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ford Motor 19 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 191 Very Positive mention(s) 51 Positive mention(s) 60 Neutral mention(s) 40 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApple beats Ford Motor on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ford Motor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for F and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding F and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart F vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFord MotorAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$42.69B$46.54B$17.51B$20.34BDividend Yield5.52%3.16%2.89%3.64%P/E Ratio13.7618.4923.6628.39Price / Sales0.2335.7813.7666.94Price / Cash3.2416.7816.5522.95Price / Book0.953.442.634.40Net Income$5.88B$542.77M$818.76M$993.26M7 Day Performance-6.28%-8.49%-7.23%-4.13%1 Month Performance-5.25%-1.20%1.37%-1.32%1 Year Performance0.42%-33.30%-2.10%7.13% Ford Motor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFord Motor4.053 of 5 stars$10.76-2.8%$10.40-3.3%+2.4%$42.78B$184.99B13.79171,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAAPLApple4.8298 of 5 stars$213.77-0.1%$234.94+9.9%-6.5%$3.19T$391.04B33.32164,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.8898 of 5 stars$232.84+0.6%$254.71+9.4%+25.2%$2.47T$637.96B37.931,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownGOOGLAlphabet4.5683 of 5 stars$192.17-0.5%$211.32+10.0%+11.9%$2.33T$371.40B20.48183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastLCIDLucid Group1.8685 of 5 stars$2.80-4.3%$2.68-4.3%-30.1%$8.56B$807.83M-2.326,800Upcoming EarningsGap DownNVDANVIDIA4.4642 of 5 stars$175.47+1.1%$181.22+3.3%+52.0%$4.28T$130.50B56.6236,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownPCARPACCAR4.8013 of 5 stars$100.53-1.0%$107.77+7.2%+0.1%$52.77B$33.66B17.2130,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeRIVNRivian Automotive1.9486 of 5 stars$13.72-2.1%$14.38+4.9%-21.6%$15.54B$4.97B-3.6914,861Upcoming EarningsTSLATesla4.2689 of 5 stars$326.65+3.4%$302.75-7.3%+32.8%$1.05T$97.69B188.97125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGMGeneral Motors3.9755 of 5 stars$53.28-0.2%$56.35+5.8%+20.3%$50.77B$187.44B8.46162,000Trending NewsGap DownSTLAStellantis4.2658 of 5 stars$9.59-5.4%$12.74+32.9%-46.8%$28.98B$169.78B2.81248,243 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Alternatives Amazon.com Alternatives Alphabet Alternatives Lucid Group Alternatives NVIDIA Alternatives PACCAR Alternatives Rivian Automotive Alternatives Tesla Alternatives General Motors Alternatives Stellantis Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:F) was last updated on 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Hates This Gold IRA Strategy—Here’s WhyWhat if I told you there's a legal way to own real physical gold and silver—and keep your gains tax-free? 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