Ford Falls as Investors Sense 2015 Was as Good as It Gets
- Fourth-quarter earnings per share beat analysts' estimates
- Surging SUV, pickup sales drive up earnings around the world
Ford's 4Q Earnings Per Share Tops Analysts' Estimates
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Ford Motor Co. delivered higher-than-predicted quarterly earnings to end a record-setting year. It wasn’t enough to shake investors’ nagging feeling that the good times may be over.
Ford shares dropped as much as 5.5 percent at one point Thursday to the lowest price since August after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings results. The stocks of Ford’s traditional counterparts in Detroit, General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler, also fell while the broader U.S. stock market rose.