Can Ford be the next Apple?

[deven]

Strictly speaking in terms of stock purchase. Price at the moment is $12.xx. Think in 15-20 years it could reach the $50's if all stays according to plan. Food for thought. What say you guys?

*****Please don't make this thread into a political one***** Thanks!

 

[modularv8]

Not likely, but it is a dividend stock and not a growth stock like AAPL.

 

[Bill in Utah]

Not IMO.

Times are tough for the auto mfg and will ONLY get worst with the climate we have and are heading into.

Personally it will be interesting to see what happens and hopefully they stay afloat.

Bill

 

[A_Harman]

I don't think so. Apple is in an industry that is still burgeoning, and they are the leader of product design in that industry. Therefore, they can charge what they want for their product, and make big profits. There is too much competition in the auto industry, and Ford is not the leader in product development, although they do have some excellent cars. Because of all the global competition, they just cannot set prices to make the same kind of profits as Apple.

 

[JavierG]

Originally Posted By: A_Harman
I don't think so. Apple is in an industry that is still burgeoning, and they are the leader of product design in that industry. Therefore, they can charge what they want for their product, and make big profits. There is too much competition in the auto industry, and Ford is not the leader in product development, although they do have some excellent cars. Because of all the global competition, they just cannot set prices to make the same kind of profits as Apple.

Exactly. Well put.

 

[cchase]

Ford already made its jump. A number of members on here were buying when it was $2.xx/share.

 

[spock1]

No!Too much competition from the Asians.

 

[needsducktape]

Holy Cow, I remember being made fun of for using apple -Around 1997/1998 -Everyone was buying Microsoft stock. I looked at Apple stock it was something like $6 and now its $540+ I honestly don't know how Apple can sustain that. -Consumers tastes change pretty quickly and Apple is popular at the moment. I'm an Apple guy since 1997 but I am thinking -at some point- the other shoe will drop.

Ford needs to stay on the ball though- The Focus is outstanding as far as I'm concerned and this is coming from a guy who has only driven Foreign (Accords, Civics, BMW 3seroes and a Toyota Solara)

Then again, if they crank out another Tempo...

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: cchase
Ford already made its jump. A number of members on here were buying when it was $2.xx/share.


This.

 

[Burt]

Ford has a couple of different issues to deal with. I won't mention them by name to avoid a political discussion, but they begin with a "U" and a "G". Better question is whether Ford or Apple will be a better investment 5 or 10 years from now.

 

[CivicFan]

Ford is not a disruptive player in the markets they are in. Apple is.

So no, in its current form, Ford cannot be the next Apple.

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Maybe if they assemble all their cars in Asia and ship them directly to consumers in the U.S.

 

[dparm]

Ford has done okay compared to some of the other companies but they're not out of the woods yet. They need to STAY relevant rather than just having a few good years. Auto companies go through periods of popularity and decline.

 

[dishdude]

Ford would split the stock long before it got as high as Apple is right now.

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Originally Posted By: cchase
Ford already made its jump. A number of members on here were buying when it was $2.xx/share.


This.


That would be me as well, I think my combined value was around 1.91

 

[PandaBear]

It is very different when you are in business selling $30k products vs selling $2k products. Consumer may fall for fashion or emotions for $2k but not at $30k.

I think Ford will do ok regardless of where the fads go one way or the other, and they will survive even if they screw up once in a while, but in electronics and software, you can go up and down very fast, very quickly.

I still have some stock options back when SanDisk was $100 a share, and I bought some stocks with my own money when SanDisk dropped to $10 a share and $17 a share. Now they are near $50, but who knows which way they will go in 10 years? I don't think Ford will be this volatile but Apple may.

 

[antiqueshell]

NO.