Here's How Many Shares of Ford You Should Own to Get $500 in Yearly Dividends

Ford stock yields a big 6.5% right now, but is the dividend safe?Ford Motor Company (F 4.45%) stock has lost nearly 26% value in one year, as of this writing. The steep fall has driven the stock's dividend yield up to a juicy 6.5%, based on its April 11 closing price of $9.14 per share.Even better, Ford stock's yield jumps to 8.2$0.15 per share it paid out on March 3 on top of its regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 a share.That's a massive dividend yield for a cyclica ...