If you still own any then you're not very bright.
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"Besides, Ford is top heavy, spending money in managers"
This couldn't be further from the truth. One could argue that Ford does not have sufficient leadership ranks to manage and get the best out of a large and largely ineffective working level workforce. The results unfortunately show this. Warranty and costs are not meeting target.
@c3+1jrc2cjt3 Why downvote your response? Because it is silly. Look, never play with the important money (house, rent, food, gas, insurance), just play with what is left. That way, if things go south, you can hold until better times, and if things really go south, you still have a roof and food on your table.
Betting in the stock market is a gamble now (said by someone who made his fortune in it, and maybe you can recognize the name... Warren Buffett). Betting on Ford is crazier than betting all your fortune on the same number at the roulette all night.
Ford does NOT have a unique product in the market. This means that Ford can disappear and their market share will be taken by other companies that are also selling trucks, SUVs, and BEVs. Therefore, there will be no interest in bailing out the company, if the competition is still in good shape (2008 bailout happened because all 3 American automakers were f..ed). And the competition is in a good place, because they trimmed workers, and didn't burn their profits in Train Stations or betting all in in BEVs.
Besides, Ford is top heavy, spending money in managers and laying off the good workers because they have pensions. Talent is running away from Ford, or being silenced by the FnF crowd. Quality is not really improving much. More outsourcing will cause more quality issues. We have a boring expensive quality ridden line up, and we are losing market share. The Ford big money maker is the NA market, and with Trump and his tariffs, Biden and his "temporal" inflation, the consumers are being careful with their monies. Short term future looks choppy.
Since the Ford family would lose the company if it goes bankrupt, they will keep pushing until is too late for fixing it. So no bankruptcy chapter 11 or 13, just chapter 7. This means total loss on whoever has stock options.
You feel like gambling? When the stock dives to $5, buy 10-20 thousand dolars of stock, and cross your fingers. If the stock goes back to $15, you trippled your money, you can go on a nice vacation. If not, you still have a house.
Especially if you have employee issued stock, sell it when you can. If your planning on sticking around (I'm sorry) or your just neglecting - get extra money while you can get it. This isn't a buy and hold stock people. What are you thinking especially if you are en employee stock holder...even if you are making the difficult decision to stay, you should still sell it.Ford could let you go at any time so cash in, pay your taxes, and invest in something better. If you bought it instead of it being given to you, WTF...unless you have lots of money to play with there couldn't be a more tone deaf move.
Dividend yield is now almost 8%!!
Why down vote the response? Its true, meaning that Ford won't go bankrupt, it will survive and eventually the stock will go up. Even if it goes up 30% in a few years, its an investment for the long haul. I may buy some now, sell in a few years, make some $
@a3+1jrc2cjt3 very bright! BUY low, sell HIGH? Right??? 3 in 2… got it.
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@a3+1jrc2cjt3 irrational optimism!
If it goes to 5, I'll sell my house and buy all in, It will triple in 2 years