Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Up 1.3% – Should You Buy?

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s stock price traded up 1.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday. The company traded as high as $11.79 and last traded at $11.7260. Approximately 42,624,094 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 55,838,715 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.58.

Trending Headlines about Ford Motor

Here are the key news stories impacting Ford Motor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ford reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.49 per share, above the $0.41 analyst consensus, while revenue of $49.53 billion also exceeded expectations. Stronger Ford Credit results, cost reductions and a favorable product mix supported profitability. Ford Q3 Earnings Beat on Ford Credit Strength & Favorable Mix
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised the low end of its 2026 adjusted EBIT outlook to $10.5 billion from $10 billion, signaling confidence in cost controls and higher-margin businesses. Ford also said contracts and negotiations cover approximately 80% of its 2028 Ford Energy capacity. Ford Q3 Earnings: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Ford declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, payable December 1, equivalent to $0.60 annually and a roughly 5% indicated yield. The company is also advancing a lower-priced Fathom EV pickup and subscription-based digital services that could provide longer-term growth opportunities. Ford Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas Exane both lowered their price targets to $13 and retained neutral or equal-weight ratings, implying only modest upside from recent levels. Morgan Stanley Ford rating
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue declined 2% year over year as vehicle sales weakened, while persistent EV losses, rising commodity costs and margin pressure remain concerns. Goldman Sachs cut its target to $12 and maintained a neutral rating. Ford’s third-quarter core profit ticks higher despite rising commodity costs

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Ford Motor from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Citigroup upgraded Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $19.00 to $20.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Ford Motor from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.08.

Ford Motor Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.38. The company has a market capitalization of $49.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.07, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.93.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $49.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.08 billion. Ford Motor had a negative net margin of 3.93% and a positive return on equity of 17.23%. The business’s revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -32.09%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ford Motor

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the second quarter worth $4,649,131,000. State Street Corp grew its position in Ford Motor by 0.8% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 194,039,770 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,697,153,000 after acquiring an additional 1,492,186 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 318.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 72,424,686 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,006,703,000 after purchasing an additional 55,100,244 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter valued at about $717,218,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 3.5% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 47,442,901 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $547,379,000 after acquiring an additional 1,585,557 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

About Ford Motor

Ford Motor Co is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1903 by Henry Ford and headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. The company helped popularize mass automobile production and is known for brands including Ford and Lincoln.

Ford develops, manufactures and sells cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles, commercial vehicles and electric vehicles. Its product portfolio includes the F-Series pickup trucks, Transit commercial vans, Mustang sports cars and a range of utility vehicles. The company also provides vehicle software, connected services, fleet solutions, maintenance and other support services.

Ford operates through Ford Blue, which focuses on gasoline- and hybrid-powered vehicles; Model e, which develops electric vehicles and related technologies; and Ford Pro, which serves commercial and fleet customers.