Analyst’s Report Recap: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

The shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:Fcurrently has mean rating of 2.6 while 6 analyst have recommended the shares as ‘BUY’ ,1 recommended as ‘OUTPERFORM’ and 11 recommended as ‘HOLD’.The rating score is on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 stands for strong buy and 5 stands for sell

The mean price target for the shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:Fis at $15.94 while the highest price target suggested by the analysts is $20.00 and low price target is $12.00. The mean price target is calculated keeping in view the consensus of 16 brokerage firms.

The company’s mean estimate for sales for the current quarter ending Jun 16 is 36.30B by 13 analysts. The means estimate of sales for the year ending Dec 16 is 143.52B by 17 analysts.

The average estimate of EPS for the current fiscal quarter for Ford Motor Company (NYSE:Fstands at $0.61 while the EPS for the current year is fixed at $2.11 by 15.00 analysts

The next one year’s EPS estimate is set at 2.14 by 19.00 analysts while a year ago the analysts suggested the company’s EPS at $2.11. The analysts also projected the company’s long-term growth at 10.90% for the upcoming five years

In its latest quarter ended on 31 Mar 2016 , Ford Motor Company (NYSE:Freported earnings of $0.68. The posted earnings topped the analyst’s consensus by $0.20 with the surprise factor of 41.70%. In the matter of earnings surprises, the term ‘Cockroach Effect’ is often implied. Cockroach Effect is a market theory that suggests that when a company reveals bad news to the public, there may be many more related negative events that have yet to be revealed. In the case of earnings surprises, if a company is suggesting a negative earnings surprise it means there are more to come.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F traded down -0.75% during trading on Friday, hitting $13.30 . The stock had a trading volume of 19.9 M shares. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $13.39 and a 200-day moving average of $13.13. The stock has a market cap of $52.68B and a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.14. On Oct 26, 2015 the shares registered one year high at $15.84 and the one year low was seen on Aug 24, 2015.

On June 9, 2016 Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is adding serious EcoBoost® muscle to its Fusion sedan in an all-out assault on more expensive German sport sedans.

• Following success with Explorer Sport and Edge Sport, Ford seeks to woo performance car buyers – including those considering Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz – with all-new Fusion V6 Sport


• 2017 Ford Fusion V6 Sport will offer class-demolishing 380 lb.-ft. of torque from 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost^® engine, along with 325 horsepower


• Premium sports sedan comes with standard all-wheel drive

Following on the success of Explorer Sport, which has seen one in five buyers come over from recent Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz experiences, Ford has its eyes not only on owners of V6-equipped Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords, but some other distinguished German models that command a five-figure premium over the 2017 Fusion Sport.

Since the newest-generation Fusion launched in 2012, midsize car buyers have been asking for a performance version, says Wade Jackson, Ford Fusion marketing manager.

“It’s not just Fusion buyers who want something hotter,” Jackson says. “Owners of other midsize sedans, along with our own dealers, ask repeatedly. So buyers get a 2.7-liter EcoBoost that makes 325 horsepower and a more impressive 380 pound-feet of torque.”

These consumers also crave a car that’s much more distinctive inside and out, Jackson explains. “Cross-shoppers will be shocked by the bang for the buck our new Fusion Sport delivers,” he says.

Peak torque of 380 lb.-ft. from a 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost^® engine makes Fusion Sport stouter than established performance sedans like BMW 535i, Audi A6 3.0T and Mercedes-Benz E400. Ford Fusion Sport torque rating is achieved with 93-octane fuel.

Ford has reason to be confident with its newest sport-minded offering. While Explorer sales rose 24 percent from 2013 to 2015, Explorer Sport jumped 103 percent. Edge sales were close to flat over that same period – mostly due to model changeover – but Edge Sport jumped 62 percent.

For discerning sport sedan buyers seeking the ultimate in braking and handling performance, a summer-only tire package will be available as well.

The 2017 Ford Fusion Sport starts at a very un-German sports sedan price of $33,475, and that’s with all-wheel drive as a standard feature.