Ford (NYSE:F) Stock Recap
By Rocky Biggs on May 09, 2010
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stocks stood at 11.51 as of 5/7/2010 signifying a -0.27 – -2.29% change over the previous trading day. The volume of the stock was on the heavy side – the 261,070,000 volume for the trading day being more than the 13 week average of 121,620,000.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) – Ford, after posting impressive first quarter figures and reaching their 52 week high, lost 11.6% in value this past week following a mix of global events weighing in on investors minds including the spread of the European debt crises, BP’s oil rig explosion, less than stellar jobs report, and concerns over Obama’s health care reform.
This is one of many news that has affected the popular Auto Manufacturers – Major company in the last few months leading to a 5.5% change in its stock price during the past 3 months .
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Basic Analysis
If you’re on the verge of investing or divesting in the stock, lets have a quick look at the P/E. F’s current P/E is standing at 18.3 – worse than the industry average of 7.4. According to analysts, F’s forward P/E is around 7.24, so that’s a plus compared to the trailing P/E. An even better tool is the PEG ratio – where Ford Motor Company’s 0.46 ratio makes it technically undervalued and at the same time better off than the industry’s average 5 year PEG ratio of 0.53
Diluted EPS: 1.65
Entreprise Value/EBITDA: 19.5
Volatility (Beta): 2.51
Market Cap: 38770000
Figures correct as of 5/7/2010
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Analyst Advice
If the latest news coming out of Ford Motor Company has got you curious about its stock, analyst ratings can help give an objective view. The general analyst opinion regarding F is a Hold, with a current 2.36 mean recommendation (with 1 being a strong buy, and 5 being a strong sell). The average score 3 months ago was 2.15. Investment research firm Zacks gives Ford Motor Company a 1 out of 2 rank in the industry.
Also worth sharing is the shares’ grades from MSN across the following areas:
Technical Grade: B
Valuation Grade:D
Fundemental Grade:A
Return Grade:A
Risk Grade: C
If you’re looking to make a move on the Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stocks, make sure you make the trade at the right price. Timing the market or technical analysis might often a fruitless exercise, but do make sure you take into account the historical price data:
Last Price: 11.51
52 Week Low / High: 4.71 / 14.57
50 Day Moving Average: 13.17
6 Month Price Change %: 48.5%
12 Month Price Change %: 89.9%
We will be monitoring the F (NYSE:F) stock price for developments over the next few weeks.
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Most helpful. I will just watch a bit more. Can’t go back to, “I should have sold when . . .”
The recent Ford Price action has been heavily influenced by the technical trading points
The low on Thursday corresponds to the low price trend dating back over 6 months. Several supports/resistance lines established in February describe the Hi/Lo and Close of Friday.
Any price action above 11.51 on Monday would be bullish because the intersection of the highs trend line on the last weeks trading comes at 11.51 on Monday, and a jump over that line would mark a new trend .
The Low trend line would be at 10.75 on Monday, 11.80 on Tuesday, 11.85 on Wensday, etc.So price action between 10.75 and 11.51 is what is most likely on Monday. For Tuesday the numbers would be 10.80 to 11.00, Trading outside those ranges, on either Monday (10.75-11.51) or Tuesday (10.80-11.00) will mark Fords new direction.
Support at 10.65, Resistance 12.78 to 13.15. Lighten up at either support or resistance.