Wall Street is mixed on Ford Motor Company F after its Investor Day suggested the automaker is investing in the future at the expense of near-term profitability. But, analysts appear more concerned on near-term performance not future endeavors, further indicating that the stock should be flat or down in the coming quarters.
Ford, which is focusing on electric vehicles, autonomous, mobility, and data analytics, is still targeting pre-tax profit of about $10.2 billion in 2016, $9.3 billion in 2017 and $10.8 billion in 2018.
Ford will make a huge investment in electric vehicles, targeting $4.5 billion through 2020 to launch 13 new electric vehicles and sees about 64 percent of vehicles will be hybrid or EV by 2030.
Voices From The Street
UBS maintains its Buy rating and $16 price target.
"While investors can be encouraged by Ford's proactive efforts to adapt its business model, stock performance is likely to remain tied for now to Ford's nearer-term outlook, especially amid concerns about the US auto cycle; as such, another year of declining earnings could limit upside potential," Rosner noted.
"Earnings risks appear to be skewed to the downside, even vs. Ford's below consensus guidance (e.g. we're more cautious than Ford on North American demand/pricing, China pricing)," Lache added.
Shares of Ford closed Thursday's trading at $12.11. At time of writing Friday, the stock was down 0.25 percent at $12.08.
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