Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said he continues to expect Ford to cut its dividend in half during 2019, but such a potential cut of the dividend could be a buy signal in his view. Such a cut would be a sign that Ford is prepared to make a stronger commitment to sustainable technology than he believes has been demonstrated thus far, Jonas explained. The analyst, who thinks Ford's decisions in the next 6 months could set the tone for the stock over the next several years, also forecasts Ford will undertake a "very significant" restructuring over the next 12 to 18 months that could reduce the size of the company's footprint by more than 25% and include as much as 25,000 headcount cuts. Jonas maintains an Equal Weight rating and $10 price target on Ford shares.

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Reports Q1 revenue $42.8B, consensus $40.1B. Reports Q4 adjusted EBIT $2.8B.

Notable companies reporting after the market close, with earnings consensus, include Meta Plataforms (META), consensus $4.32... IBM (IBM), consensus $1.60... ServiceNow (NOW), consensus $3.14... Lam Research (LRCX), consensus $7.30... Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), consensus $11.68... O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), consensus $9.26... Ford Motor (F), consensus 42c... United Rentals (URI), consensus $8.32... Align Technology (ALGN), consensus $1.97... Molina Healthcare (MOH), consensus $5.59... Teradyne (TER), consensus 33c... Universa Health Services (UHS), consensus $3.16... Western Union (WU), consensus 41c.

Tuesday's total option volume of 40.6 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 5.36 million calls and 4.67 million puts. Tesla (TSLA), AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC), Amazon (AMZN) and Ford (F) saw the greatest growth. Top five new positions opened include 40k Wal-Mart (WMT) May-24 59 calls, 37k AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Sep-24 8 puts, 36k AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) Sep-24 7 puts, 28k Ford (F) 4/26 weekly 13 calls and 26k Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) May-24 20 calls.

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