Analyst Bear Raid on Ford

Normally, after a stock has its biggest one-day gain in more than five years after reporting stronger than expected earnings, you can expect a parade of upgrades as analysts jump on the bandwagon. This morning, however, we are seeing the complete opposite in shares of Ford (F). After rising 11.7% yesterday following the release of a stronger than expected first quarter earnings report, not one, not two, but three different analysts downgraded the stock.

After seeing the stock fall from $9 down to $5 and then rise up to $8 again, analysts at JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, and Bear Stears don't want to risk taking that ride again.

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Comments

[Michigandertoo]

By dropping the ratings these firms sent the stock down on the very roller-coaster ride they don't want to happen. And since Bear-Stearns can't even manage their own company, who are they to pass judgement on other companies? Doesn't say much for their opinions.

[Irvin]

What on earth did the analyst base this on? Did some one offend them
or do they just like destroy companies on whims and trash the investors. Lately, it seems that people can not depend on information from these analyst any more. They had Ford in the red just a couple of days ago and when the reports came they were 100Million in the black. Are these people in a different universe or is something else going on?

[User 118677]

Thats ok,,,, just buy more at a lower price and when the upgrades hit, $$$$$

[Frank/clown]

It could be that these clowns are trying to get the stock down so they can cover their short positions at reduced cost.

[dave s]

The idotic ramblings of said ANALysts are a major reason why the markets keep spinning their wheels. For further evidence of their
incompetence just look at the first four letters of the word describing their profession.

[coeus89]

these analysts are dumbasses with their own agenda. bear sterns cannot manage their own finances. their opinion should not be counted or worth anything. in 2009 this will b at least an $11 stock

[User 183700]

These 3 losers missed the call on F and lost a bundle for their firm but they made it up by downgrading a winning stock. I'm going to speak to an attorney. This is pure stock manipulation by these 3 stooges. Anyone who suffered a loss here - please email me at [e-mail]. These guys just signaled an orchestrated selloff here.

[carguy2001]

You are so right! I have been a purveyor of positives and a turnaround for F, but the negative pundits that where longing for F to die for their own agenda, actually wound up landing in their own pit! Good riddance to these three doomsdayers and losers!


On Apr 25 09:24 PM coeus89 wrote:

> these analysts are dumbasses with their own agenda. bear sterns cannot
> manage their own finances. their opinion should not be counted or
> worth anything. in 2009 this will b at least an $11 stock

[lighthouse]

Folks! Christmas came early! We owe the pullback to these guys! I thought I had missed a big part of the move. Buy F and watch the stock grow over the long term and turnaround. As "Dangerous Catch" crew would say, time to load up the boat!

[Bill Bowen]

I agree with you tottally, people who have stoke in their 401ks could not sell their stock until the end of the day. My personal opinion is that JP Morgan and the rest of the manipulators should be investigated for shorting the stock, which I'am sure they did, immediately after they downgraded ford just before the market opened on Friday 4-25-2008. I am going to call my Congressman Monday 4-28-2008 and ask if he could have these Manipulators investigated. This is one reason shorting stocks should be illegal.

Bill Bowen
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On Apr 25 09:40 PM User 183700 wrote:

> These 3 losers missed the call on F and lost a bundle for their firm
> but they made it up by downgrading a winning stock. I'm going to
> speak to an attorney. This is pure stock manipulation by these 3
> stooges. Anyone who suffered a loss here - please email me at [e-mail].
> These guys just signaled an orchestrated selloff here.

[paul i]

SHAME ON BEAR STERNS, JPMORGAN AND MERRILL LYCNH. WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU GUYS LAST AUGUST THRU OCT WHEN FORD'S STOCK FOR MOST PART ABOVE $8.00 WITH SEVERAL DAYS GOING ABOVE $9.00 A SHARE. ITS EARNINGS FOR THOSE PAST QTY's WERE NO WHERE NEAR TIS FINE PERFORMANCE REPORT THIS LAST WEEK.

WHY IS IT ALL YOU GUYS LIKE "peter nevsvold" (ANALYST) at BEAR STERNS AND JPM and MERRILL ARE ALL STICKING THE NEDDLE AT FORDS MANY HOURS OF HARD WORK AND RECORD PERFORMANCE IN STARTING TO TURN THIS HALLMARK COMPANY AROUND,. FURTHER WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU GUYS WHEN ALL IT SHORT SELLING DROVE THE STOCK DOWN NEEDLESSLY TO $4.95 A SHARE. NOTHING FROM ANY ONE OF YOU SAYING IT WAS UNDER VALUED. FURTHER , FOR 2 FULL WEEKS PRIOR PRIOR TO ITS EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT ON 4/24, ITS SHARE PRICE WAS ESCALATING FROM $5.0 A SHARE TO $7.40 ALL 3 OF YOU GUYS NEVER EVER CAME OUT IN THE OPN WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT DOWNGRADING AND TALKING NEGATIVELY ABOUT THIS FINE PERFORMING COMPANY. ITS TRULY AN AMERICAN DISGRACE TO SEE ALL3 OR YOU (BEAR TERNS JPM , MERRILL) ANNOUNCE AND REPORT IN SUCH A NEGATIVE MANNER CAUSING ALL ITS PRICE APPRECIATION IN THAT DAY TO BE TOTALLY ERASED BY YOUR COMMENTS. I SUGGEST ALL 3 OF YOU SPENT YOUR FUTURE TIME TAKING CARE OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS COMPANY. ESPECIALLLY YOU "PETER NESVIKD" AT BEAR STEARNS (whose reckless activities during this sub prime mess almost bankrupt your company) . YOU MAY VERY WELL LEARN SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD AND WHOLESOME FROM FORDS AND ITS ENTIRE STAFF AND HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO TURN AROUND A COMPANY TO THE GOOD OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS,..

I TRULY BELIEVE ALL US SHAREHOLDERS WILL LOOK BEYOND ALL 3 OF YOUR RECKLESS NEGATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SEE THE REAL VALUE FORD WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER.

FORD NOW HAS THE FIREPOWER TO DELIVER, LOOK AT ALL ITS FINE COST EFFICIENT PRODUCTS NOW STARTING TO KICK IN. ONWARD TO $14.00 A SHARE AND BEYOND. THEY HAVE THE FIREPOWER, WILL , DETERIMATION AND WORKFORCE TO DO IT..

[qwester]

Kerkovian delivered a blow to these three analysts and their "reckless" analysis today. This should serve notice on the "shorters" that their ability to drive the value of F down is now greatly diminished.