Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Holdings Raised by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 6.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,225 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 4,295 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $745,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% during the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America cut their target price on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE F opened at $9.30 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $9.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.42. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.10 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.46%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.10%.

Ford Motor Profile

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.