Another good day for F Glitches Delayed Sale of New Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks New 10-speed transmission hit a quality snag during its manufacturing launch Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/glitches-delayed-sale-of-new-ford-f-150-pickup-trucks-1481054760 Ford employee burned in propane filling station fire outside Dearborn Stamping Employee taken to nearby hospital in unknown condition Source: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...illing-station-fire-outside-dearborn-stamping
This is the best that the chart has looked for F in quite sometime. If December sales are up YOY it could be sweet.
At the end of the day, keep in mind that, other than being a bet for the future, Ford stock is also rewarding investors with generous dividends. The company pays $0.15 per share on a quarterly basis, giving Ford stock an annual dividend yield of 4.72%. While not all high-yield dividend stocks are safe bets, Ford seems to be well prepared for the macro-economic shocks, as well as the potential revolution brought by self-driving cars in the future. This is why Ford stock could be a great “not as bad as you think” play. Once the market realizes that the company can perform better than it thought, investors might be willing to put higher valuations on F stock.
Odd that China sales up and F and GM both down this morning China auto sales rise 17.2 percent in November http://finance.yahoo.com/m/5e7f3608-1f59-317d-99e8-7abf532a850c/ss_china-auto-sales-rise-17.2.html
http://seekingalpha.com/news/323142...ions-plus-2-percent?app=1&uprof=44#email_link Ford November European car registrations: +2% Dec. 19, 2016 10:39 AM ET|About: Ford Motor Company (F)|By: Clark Schultz, SA News Editor Ford (NYSE:F) car registrations +2.1% to 78,792 units in November, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Overall EU registrations +5.8% Y/Y to 1,148,618 units in November on broad gains. Registrations were up 14% in Spain and 9% in France. Registrations in the U.K. (+2.9%) and Germany (+1.5%) stayed in positive territory. YTD registrations are up 7.1% on the continent to 13.5M. Ford market share: 6.6% vs. 6.9% a year ago. Ford YTD registrations +3.6%.
Ford plans $60M makeover in downtown Dearborn Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2016/12/20/ford-wagner-hotel/95651544/ Ford shutting Kansas City plant for a week Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/20/ford...-for-a-week-gm-lays-off-shift-in-detroit.html Ford to Start Importing Indian-Made SUV to U.S. Auto maker will export its EcoSport SUV from India to the U.S., starting in late 2017 Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-to-start-importing-indian-made-suv-to-u-s-1482251086
Now we know why F was up yestereday- no doubt leaked info Ford U.S. December Retail Sales up 5 Percent – a 12-Year High; Ford America’s Best-Selling Brand for Seventh Year Ford Motor Company’s total December U.S. sales of 239,854 vehicles were up 0.3 percent. Retail sales increased 5 percent last month, with 183,454 vehicles sold – the company’s best December retail performance since 2004. F-Series sales totaled 87,512 trucks in December, up 3 percent. Strong retail demand for F-150 and the all-new Super Duty contributed to the best overall sales month for F-Series in 11 years. Ford van sales gained 3 percent in December, totaling 22,302 vehicles, for the company’s best-ever December van performance. December retail sales of Ford brand SUVs were up 6 percent, driving a 5 percent gain in overall SUV sales, with 68,685 vehicles sold. December was Ford’s best SUV sales month since 2002, with gains coming from Edge, Explorer and Expedition. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-u-december-retail-sales-144800349.html
Trump thanks Ford for halting Mexico plant http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-thanks-ford-motor-company-233172 One day after criticizing General Motors for manufacturing cars in Mexico, President-elect Donald Trump sung the praises of its chief competitor, Ford Motor Company, for abandoning plans to build a new Mexican plant and build instead in Michigan.
Im telling you guys, we need an automated trading system that watches Trumps twitter feed and trades based upon the companies he mentions!
Closed my position at $13.23 for a 10.67% gain (including dividends). Appeared to be sitting at resistance, and as I'm not very bullish for the 2nd half of this month, I decided to take my profits on this one with the intent to get back in when it dips next. You know what they say, sell the news and buy the dips.
Last year F gave a sweet special dividend. As sales records are being set, there is a fair chance we will see another special divi
