Vista Investment Partners LLC Acquires 1,500 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Vista Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 2.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 77,805 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $770,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on F. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barclays cut shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ford Motor has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.82.

Ford Motor Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of F opened at $10.12 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.84. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.49 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.64.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.13 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 68.18%.

About Ford Motor

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.