$8.10

-0.10 (-1.22%)

5/9/2008 4:02 PM

Ford Motor Company (F)

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A producer of cars and trucks combined. The Company's business is divided into two segments: Automotive and Financial Services.

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Ford Motor Company At A Glance

Current Price:	$8.10
Last Trade Time:	5/9/2008 4:02 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$8.20
Daily Range:	$8.05 - $8.33
52-Week Range:	$4.95 - $9.70
Volume:	41,019,809
Market Cap:	$17.80B
P/E Ratio:	6.93
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Other News Headlines for F

Boeing, machinists union open contract negotiations
5/9/2008 8:27:00 PM - AP
Ford: We were surprised by Kerkorian investment
5/9/2008 5:13:00 PM - AP
Sovereign, AIG among big market movers
5/9/2008 4:52:00 PM - AP
Ford: Surprised by Kerkorian investment
5/9/2008 4:23:00 PM - AP

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7 Ford Motor Company (F)

Avatar mshaewski (< 20) Submitted: 4/14/08 1:25 PM

Ford has made all its cutbacks, redisigned the cars, made them safer, the quality of the car is back better then ever, with Mullally at the helm he has made a great turnaround happen sooner then later.

I have all the confidence in the world that this automotive company will ...More

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24 Ford Motor Company (F)

Avatar sl7vk (48.85) Submitted: 12/29/07 4:01 PM

Ford is so far behind the 8 ball it esn't even funny anymore. Let's take a look at why....

As the oil age begins to wind down, they have nothing, but absolutely nothing in their pipeline in terms of alternative drivetrains. They continue to buy/lease old Toyota patents in terms of their two mode ...More

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Ford is so far behind the 8 ball it esn't even funny anymore. Let's take a look at why....

As the oil age begins to wind down, they have nothing, but absolutely nothing in their pipeline in terms of alternative drivetrains. They continue to buy/lease old Toyota patents in terms of their two mode Hybrids. A massive amount of their revenue comes from big trucks, and with oil prices ever increasing, coupled with a housing collapse, adding in the fact that Toyota has full heartedly entered the market...... It all adds up to trouble.

Their CEO is not up to snuff. Don't get me wrong, I think Mulally is a good guy, and I think he did a decent enough job at Boeing, but in over a year at Ford, he's done very little to aid in the restructuring of this troubled Dinosaur. His first move was to remove the Taurus brand. Then 8 months later, he says, bad idea, lets rename the 500 the Taurus and bring back to life this venerable brand. He now wants to bring back the "Have you driven a Ford lately" slogan. Simply stated, he's stuck in the old Detroit mentality that he's going to be able to market his way out of this crisis. Wrong. He looks completely overmatched.

Their corporate culture is garbage. This is a company that donates 98% of its political contributions to Republicans. Now I don't want to get too political here, but we can see where the tide has gone. Without a Republican President, House or Senate, who is going to cover up this companies environmental issues? Who is going to prevent CAFE standards from increasing? Uggg..... Things look ugly.

US Auto sales are not looking good for now or the near term. Ford is so heavily vested in this market, that I have trouble believing it could survive a prolonged downturn of the US Auto sector.

Finally, just take a close look at their balance sheet. It makes the strongest of stomach's ill. When you're mortgaging your plants in the hope, and I do emphasise hope here, that you'll be able to turn things around by 2009.... Then you know the end is near.

Auto sector will be a challenge, but Toyota Motors will outperform the S&P in 2008, while Ford continues to dissapoint.

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Recs 0 (F) climate (86.51) Submitted: 5/09/08 6:42 AM : Start Price: $8.20 F Score: 1.58 Fix gas price incentive is a hedge on oil that they are going to lose big Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (F) DABRASCO (80.26) Submitted: 5/09/08 12:47 AM : Start Price: $8.20 F Score: -1.58 Pick up Ford now while it is still low, it has been on the rise since late March. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (F) WiseChoice4u2 (64.61) Submitted: 5/08/08 6:32 PM : Start Price: $8.27 F Score: -1.20 Ford is retooling, cutting the fat, out to change, out to survive. Moving into the drivers seat. Employees are getting the vision. Have some good up and coming models. I love my Escape. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (F) EarthandAllStars (< 20) Submitted: 5/08/08 1:27 PM : Start Price: $8.18 F Score: -0.36 Ford is becoming a global company. The growth will be seen overseas where more and more of the cars will be built. The people negative on this company and stock tend to focus on past sentiments about a lousy car they had 5-10 years ago. I suspect more plant closings, and more lost jobs in the US, but a better stock price in the long term. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (F) jmf1957 (87.31) Submitted: 5/08/08 2:00 AM : Start Price: $8.11 F Score: 1.30 The day Ford announced their $.05/sh earnings, they closed up about 66% above their low of $4.95/sh of 5 weeks earlier. That's alot of excitement over a nickel. Since their guidance calls for losses the remainder of the year and the inspiration that Kerkorian provides every time he touches an auto maker, I think there is a little room for a downside move. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackBearStearns	93.79	04/25/08		NS	$8.20	-1.22%	-0.37%	+0.85
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	TrackCitigroup	86.06	03/03/08		NS	$6.42	+26.17%	+4.33%	-21.84
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	TrackTobinSmith	< 20	08/31/07		1Y	$7.81	+3.71%	-5.89%	+9.60
	TrackPrudential	80.61	04/04/07		NS	$8.04	+0.75%	-3.33%	-4.08
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	TrackTWeisel	< 20	09/18/06		NS	$7.97	+1.63%	+5.41%	+3.78
	TrackGaryBSmith	30.22	08/25/06		3W	$8.00	+1.25%	+7.00%	-5.75

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