The Bottom Line on Ford Stock As a stock, Ford is strictly for income investors. The 15 cent per share dividend yields over 6.3% at a time when long-term U.S. bonds yield just 2.3%. Ford downgraded to 'junk' status for first time since 2012 - CNN Moody's downgraded Ford's credit to junk Monday evening. It said the automaker faces considerable business challenges, and its poor The act of dropping Ford's credit rating to junk status suggests that the company's ability to pay its bills is somehow now in doubt. Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Ford's credit rating to junk status. The service says it expects weak earnings and cash generation as Ford pursues a costly and lengthy restructuring plan. The last time Moody's downgraded Ford was in August 2018. For a while, the junk status will negatively impact Ford's ability to borrow, its lending arm and other financial aspects of the business. Junk status means fewer pension funds and other institutional investment funds will be able to buy Ford bonds. "Even though you have cash, you are going out and securing debt from time to time, and The rating outlook is negative, which suggests a downgrade into "junk" status is more likely than an upgrade. "The downgrade of Ford's rating reflects the erosion in the company's global business
Moody's Investors Service on Sept. 10, 2019, downgraded Ford's credit rating to junk status, citing expectations that the automaker will be weighed by weak earnings and cash generation as it Moody's downgraded Ford's credit rating to speculative or "junk" status on Monday, citing the company's weak financial outlook as it embarks on an ambitious restructuring.
Back then, troubles in the U.S. car industry saw both General Motors and Ford lose their investment-grade status. The junk bond market choked on the influx of supply as the total debt outstanding
9 Nov 2018 Ford is rated one step above junk by Moody's Investors Service and its investment-grade ratings, and doesn't intend to lose that status again. 9 Nov 2018 Ford's debt is currently rated one-step above junk bond status by Moody's Investors Service and two steps above junk by Standard & Poor's. This
9 Nov 2018 Ford's debt is currently rated one-step above junk bond status by Moody's Investors Service and two steps above junk by Standard & Poor's. This 6 May 2005 and Ford was capped this week with the downgrading to junk status of for almost as long, and is trying to reduce its stocks of unsold cars. 10 Sep 2019 The descent to junk status affects one of the largest corporate bond issuers in the U.S. outside the financial sector. Investors have traded Ford's Moody's downgraded Ford to 'junk' status amid a massive restructuring — and its stock is set to tank Moody's, the credit ratings agency, just downgraded Ford's credit rating to junk status on