http://www.americanbankingnews.com/getthestreet upgraded shares of Ford (NYSE: F) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning.

“Ford Motor (F) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per share.”

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Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at Zacks reiterated a neutral rating on shares of Ford in a research note to investors on Wednesday, January 30th. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at RBC Capital reiterated an outperform rating on shares of Ford in a research note to investors on Wednesday, January 30th. They now have a $15.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Craig Hallum downgraded shares of Ford from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, January 30th. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $15.00.

Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, one has issued an overweight rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, one has given an underweight rating, and one has assigned a sell rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of overweight and an average target price of $15.01.

Shares of Ford opened at 12.61 on Wednesday. Ford has a one year low of $8.82 and a one year high of $14.30. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $13.. The company has a market cap of $49.460 billion and a P/E ratio of 8.86.

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