Is "F" a sucker play or a good buy?

Question

What with the new aircraft guy.

Answer 1

Sucker play. The stock has moved too far too fast in recent weeks.

It still has not made any significant deal to get it out of its problems. Its leadership choice is somewhat questionable. I would not get in this stock at this price.

Answer 2

The very best and sweetest profit was made in the bottom fishing move from $6.00 to $9.00.
In the words of Bloomberg, used to describe a small company I have a postion in, it is a "distressed company".
However if you notice, the guys like Soros and Buffet, buy companies whom they judge viable, BEFORE the companies have all their ducks in a row, and things look GOOD.
So turning that on its head, I would say, if I bought "F",
I'd either buy it once a month in a periodic purchase plan, or I'd buy it several times, EVERY TIME terrible bad news came out.
Using the Chrysler model, I would say, FORD will not go down or out without US GOVT intervention, overt or covert.
If you want a good model, I would say read Cramer's
"Mad Money", and if you want a micro discussion of investment/speculation issues, you can join the Yahoo Group "Speculation_n_Investing".

Good Luck, timed right F could be an OK buy, but the next question you must answer NOW, is WHEN 2 SELL!!

DG2

Answer 3

I think when you ask the question whether Ford ia good buy you should state your time frame of investment. In fact for ANY stock investment you cannot divorce it from your time frame. Given time, and the free nature of the U.S. economy, badly run Companies die, new ones come up, in a process of creative destruction. Such a big Company as Ford will never die but bereincarnated in another form. The question is how long [5 years? 10 years?] and whether Ford shareholders will benefit to the extent that it gives a profit on their investment. If you ask me, there are less laborious ways to invest. There are 10000 stocks to choose from on the U.S. Exchanges. Use a fundamentals screen like in www.valuengine.com

Answer 4

There are sooo many better stocks out there, but you want to know about "F."

Right now, it's very good.

Downtrending for so long, with its recent layoffs and "waking up to smell the coffee" attitude, investors seem to be drinking the same koolaid.

GM has really turned around and now F is looking a bit stronger too.

I'd be careful though and if it breaks the weekly trendline, get out.

Hope that helps!

Answer 5

whaaaaaa?

i assume you mean "ford motor" since the guy from boeing just took over as ceo, cfo or some type of "o".

look at the market. if it has declined in the recent months (valley), you can expect at least a tempoary upturn, so that you could buy in the valley and sell at the next peak....just make sure you put limits out there, since you dont want to valley, valley.

-eagle

Answer 6

I'm assuming you are talking about the NYSE publically traded stock "F" , aka Ford Motor Company. At this time I would not be a buyer of automotive stocks. I think they have a lot more downside in them before they can move forward.

Answer 7

Good buy for a sucker.

Answer 8

poor prior management, untested future management, terrible bond/credit rating. i would say...stay away, the risk/reward ratio is strongly against an investment.

Answer 9

It is only a good play if you buy low and sell high.

Answer 10

I'm sorry, what?