Q4 Earnings Forecast for Ford Motor Issued By Zacks Research

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ford Motor in a report issued on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now forecasts that the auto manufacturer will post earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

F has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.02.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE F opened at $10.73 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The company has a market cap of $42.62 billion, a PE ratio of 12.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $9.49 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

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.