BUZZ-PREVIEW: Ford Motor shares up; Q4 rev seen dipping, EPS rising

Shares in Ford Motor Co F.N up 0.6% ahead of Q4 financial report due after market close

Auto co seen reporting adj EPS of $0.33 vs $0.29 in year-ago quarter on rev of $43.02 bln vs $43.21 bln year-ago, according to data from LSEG

In last 8 quarters Ford's adj EPS beat expectations 5 times while revenue beat 6 times

Investors in automakers including Ford have been dealing with uncertainty whether U.S. President Trump will follow up on threats to slap import taxes on their vehicles, supply chains, potentially causing hefty price spikes for U.S. consumers

While rival General Motors GM.N beat Q4 profit, rev expectations investors sold the stock Jan. 28 on worries tariffs will make it hard to hit its 2025 targets

F last traded at $10.23 vs median PT of $11 as per LSEG, which shows ratings from 26 analysts: 2 'strong buy,' 3 'buy,' 16 'hold,' 2 'sell' and 3 'strong sell' recommendations

Shares up 3.6% YTD after 17.6% decline in 2024 vs 4.5% YTD gain and 29.1% increase in 2024 for S&P 500 consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD