Ford Motor (F) Competitors $11.63 -0.11 (-0.94%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.62 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 09/19/2025 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, 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to F or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 250 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 271 mentions for Apple and 21 mentions for Ford Motor. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Ford Motor's score of 1.00 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 195 Very Positive mention(s) 22 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend F or AAPL? Ford Motor currently has a consensus price target of $10.53, suggesting a potential downside of 9.43%. Apple has a consensus price target of $242.74, suggesting a potential downside of 1.13%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 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$184.99B0.25$5.88B$0.7814.91Apple$391.04B9.32$93.74B$6.5937.25 Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 170.91% beat Ford Motor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ford Motor1.70% 12.46% 1.94% Apple 24.30%170.91%31.94% Which has more risk and volatility, F or AAPL? Ford Motor has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 5.2%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Ford Motor pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$46.72B$66.13B$21.74B$21.60BDividend Yield5.11%2.91%2.71%3.52%P/E Ratio14.9126.6118.5229.95Price / Sales0.2541.3845.5160.83Price / Cash3.5019.9922.1224.97Price / Book1.034.032.984.59Net Income$5.88B$542.77M$825.47M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.43%5.09%3.13%0.81%1 Month Performance1.17%1.24%4.71%5.42%1 Year Performance7.19%-32.41%14.10%14.47% Ford Motor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFord Motor3.6816 of 5 stars$11.63-0.9%$10.53-9.4%+6.5%$46.72B$184.99B14.91171,000AAPLApple4.7341 of 5 stars$235.87+0.8%$240.80+2.1%+7.3%$3.50T$408.63B35.80164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAMZNAmazon.com4.7966 of 5 stars$231.70+1.6%$262.87+13.5%+21.9%$2.47T$637.96B35.331,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet3.8969 of 5 stars$249.74+3.7%$222.85-10.8%+57.1%$3.02T$350.02B26.63183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeLCIDLucid Group1.7994 of 5 stars$19.45+0.9%$23.31+19.9%-41.6%$5.97B$807.83M-1.696,800NVDANVIDIA4.9407 of 5 stars$177.62-0.1%$207.83+17.0%+49.9%$4.32T$130.50B50.6436,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePCARPACCAR4.6659 of 5 stars$102.56+0.0%$107.68+5.0%-0.1%$53.73B$33.66B17.5230,100Positive NewsRIVNRivian Automotive1.4218 of 5 stars$13.54+0.6%$13.67+1.0%+9.4%$16.34B$4.97B-4.1714,861Insider TradeTSLATesla4.2668 of 5 stars$408.98+3.3%$303.00-25.9%+74.7%$1.32T$97.69B236.93125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGMGeneral Motors3.9174 of 5 stars$58.86+0.6%$59.00+0.2%+21.2%$56.02B$187.44B9.34162,000Insider TradeSTLAStellantis4.5275 of 5 stars$9.57+2.6%$12.21+27.7%-36.1%$28.89B$169.78B2.80248,243Analyst Upgrade 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthA Wall Street legend just helped train our own proprietary AI system in the stock market (a project that took ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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