Company Update: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) – Ford Extends Commitment to African American Community with Forum, National Outreach Honoring Men of Courage

[Business Wire] – Ford Motor Company Fund is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by launching a national initiative around Men of Courage – a program that honors and amplifies the accomplishments of African American men with the goal of strengthening communities and creating positive social change. Read more on this. Ford Motor Co. (F) , currently valued at $47.50B, opened at $11.81. During the trading session, F traded between $11.58 to $12.00 with a trailing 52-week range being $10.44 to $16.74. F shares are currently priced at 7.13x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively inexpensive compared to the industry’s 17.18x forward p/e ratio. And for dividend hunters, the company pays shareholders $0.60 per share annually in dividends, yielding 4.92%. In a review of the consensus earnings estimate this quarter, 17 sell-side analysts are looking at $0.48 per share, which would be $0.22 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.04 sequential decrease. Investors should also note that the full-year EPS estimate of $1.68 is a $0.52 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $36.32 Billion. If realized, that would be a 7.46% increase over the year-ago quarter. Recently, Buckingham Research upgraded F from Neutral to Buy (Oct 15, 2015). Previously, Goldman upgraded F from Neutral to Buy. With the above information in mind, readers should note that the average price target is $17.12, which is 44.96% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:F) Similar Articles: Stock Update: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) – Ford and Jay Leno to Auction One-of-a-Kind Harley-Davidson Ford F-150 to Benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Society Stock Update: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) – Ford Motor Company to Host CFO “Let’s Chat” Company Update: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) – Ford Motor Company Fund Goes to School with Innovative Education Programs, New Investments