BalkansCat Ford Motor (NYSE:F) is set to report earnings for its fourth quarter on February 6, 2024 which, in my view, could strongly disappoint in a number of ways. The automaker recently announced an expensive deal with America’s largest union for auto workers, the UAW, which will take a big chunk out of Ford Motor’s earnings in the long run. Furthermore, Ford Motor said that it is scaling back production of the electric-vehicle version of its F-150 top-selling truck, an admission that electric-vehicl ...

Ford Shares Beaten Down By EV Failure 188974314@N02 / Flickr Ford will announce earnings soon, and investors hope the No.2 American car maker will offer strong guidance. A look back at 2023 and early 2024 shows little reason for optimism about its current prospects.Ford’s stock is down 12% in the last year, while the S&P 500 is 21% higher. Rival Toyota, which often sells more cars in the US than Ford, has posted a 35% jump in its shares over the same period.Ford’s primary fumble is its EV business. A UAW ...

Detroit native Renise Taylor has been looking to buy a bigger house, having outgrown her current home and neighborhood in the city.But Taylor, who works in the finance industry, is facing a tough and increasingly expensive market, especially in the neighborhoods she finds attractive. “It’s pricing a lot of people out,” Taylor told MarketWatch. “People who would normally be able to afford a home in Detroit under normal circumstances are not going to be able to afford to live in Detroit.”And “it’s already hap ...

Ford Motor Company (F) is recalling approximately 1.9 million Explorer sport utility vehicles ("SUVs") due to a loose piece of trim that could unhitch and create a road hazard for other drivers.Per the company, clips that attach the trim to the exterior of the vehicle are not properly engaged due to improper assembly or repair, causing the A-pillar trim to become loose or fully detach.The recall covers Explorer SUVs from model years 2011-2019.Per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), ...

Ford Motor Company (F) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.Over the past month, shares of this company have returned -8.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% change. During this period, the Zacks Automotive - Domestic industry, which Ford Motor Company falls in, has lost 24.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?Although media ...

Key PointsFord currently has a 5.4% forward dividend yield - a cash return that is almost three-times that of the average consumer discretionary stock.Hasbro offers a 5.8% dividend yield, the highest in the leisure products industry.At 5.3%, Wendy’s offers the highest dividend among mid-cap restaurants - but it is one that could very well be lowered in the years ahead.5 stocks we like better than Ford MotorLately, the major domestic stock indices are getting into a habit of setting fresh all-time highs.Unwa ...

“As consumers start to shy away from EVs, their choice will affect not just the car industry, but U.S.-China relations, state budgets and commodity prices.”In the early 1990s, every self-respecting American yuppie and retired suburban couple bought an electric bread maker, with sales hitting 4 million units. But the fad soon faded as these amateur bakers discovered that stuffing a precise quantity and ratio of flour, eggs, butter, yeast and salt into a metal box takes time and costs much more than strolling ...

Ford has issued a recall of nearly 2 million of its Explorer SUVs over concerns that a piece of exterior trim located near their windshields could detach and create a road hazard for other drivers.   The recall affects around 1.9 million Explorers between model years 2011 and 2019.  "An A-pillar exterior trim part that detaches while driving can create a road hazard for other road users, increasing the risk of a crash," the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents related to the reca ...

ToplineFord is recalling nearly 2 million Explorer SUVs made between 2011 and 2019 over concerns an exterior clip that holds the windshield trim in place can detach mid-driving, causing a trim piece to fly off, in one of the largest U.S. vehicle recalls of 2024 so far.FILE - The 2016 Ford Explorer is presented during the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, Nov. 19, ... [+] 2014, in Los Angeles. Ford is recalling nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because a trim piece can fly off and create a hazar ...

Macro headwinds, like higher interest rates, inflationary pressures, and general uncertainty, are at the top of every corporate executive's mind these days. In the face of these challenges, Ford (F) has some momentum on its side. The business posted 14% revenue growth year over year through the first nine months of 2023, building on the back of 2022's double-digit gain.But before you rush to buy and hold this automotive stock, think again. History says that you'll regret this decision.Not a good track recor ...