Vista Investment Partners II LLC Purchases New Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Vista Investment Partners II LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 91,295 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $904,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,068 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.77.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F opened at $9.91 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $9.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market cap of $39.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.06 and a 1 year high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. On average, equities analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.06%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.