Ford Motor (F) Competitors $11.77 -0.14 (-1.18%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.78 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, PCAR, RIVN, TSLA, GM, HOG, 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), PACCAR (PCAR), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), Harley-Davidson (HOG), and Stellantis (STLA). Ford Motor vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Alphabet Lucid Group PACCAR Rivian Automotive Tesla General Motors Harley-Davidson Stellantis Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. 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 5.1%. 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. Is F or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 2.74%. 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 Motor2.74% 13.49% 2.11% Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35% Which has more volatility and risk, F or AAPL? Ford Motor has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer F or AAPL? Ford Motor currently has a consensus price target of $10.03, suggesting a potential downside of 14.76%. Apple has a consensus price target of $235.27, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Does the media prefer F or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 240 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 271 mentions for Apple and 31 mentions for Ford Motor. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.65 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 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 147 Very Positive mention(s) 26 Positive mention(s) 59 Neutral mention(s) 30 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in F or AAPL? 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ford Motor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & 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$184.99B0.25$5.88B$1.259.42Apple$391.04B8.07$93.74B$6.4232.89 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$47.36B$47.60B$17.24B$20.79BDividend Yield5.04%3.14%2.89%3.71%P/E Ratio9.4221.1924.1627.89Price / Sales0.256.0633.6842.50Price / Cash3.5516.2817.5122.63Price / Book1.043.412.674.57Net Income$5.88B$542.77M$781.40M$988.81M7 Day Performance-0.21%0.33%2.44%0.20%1 Month Performance11.67%0.79%5.27%3.93%1 Year Performance-16.11%-46.44%-5.18%10.27% Ford Motor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFord Motor3.8622 of 5 stars$11.77-1.2%$10.03-14.8%-12.6%$47.36B$184.99B9.42171,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAAPLApple4.8254 of 5 stars$209.82-1.7%$234.95+12.0%-7.2%$3.13T$391.04B32.67164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.5 of 5 stars$222.88-0.2%$245.60+10.2%+15.4%$2.37T$650.31B36.421,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet4.198 of 5 stars$176.05-1.9%$199.95+13.6%-2.9%$2.14T$350.02B19.66183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLCIDLucid Group1.6057 of 5 stars$2.09-3.5%$2.68+28.3%-32.6%$6.39B$807.83M-1.736,800Options VolumePCARPACCAR4.4948 of 5 stars$96.82-0.9%$104.59+8.0%-5.8%$50.90B$32.36B14.6930,100Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementRIVNRivian Automotive1.8268 of 5 stars$12.57-3.9%$14.38+14.5%-22.3%$14.29B$4.97B-3.4014,861TSLATesla4.6658 of 5 stars$291.96-7.4%$301.60+3.3%+30.1%$943.14B$95.72B160.89125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGMGeneral Motors3.9642 of 5 stars$51.54-2.6%$53.35+3.5%+11.4%$49.64B$187.44B7.44162,000HOGHarley-Davidson4.6446 of 5 stars$24.38-4.5%$30.00+23.1%-27.6%$2.97B$5.19B9.125,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTLAStellantis4.6503 of 5 stars$9.76-5.4%$12.74+30.6%-50.3%$29.55B$156.88B2.87248,243Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Alternatives Amazon.com Alternatives Alphabet Alternatives Lucid Group Alternatives PACCAR Alternatives Rivian Automotive Alternatives Tesla Alternatives General Motors Alternatives Harley-Davidson 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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