Personal CFO Solutions LLC Takes $115,000 Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Personal CFO Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 11,662 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $115,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 169.9% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on F shares. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays downgraded Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada reduced 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.77.

Ford Motor Trading Down 2.6 %

Shares of NYSE F opened at $9.71 on Wednesday. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.06 and a twelve month high of $14.85. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $9.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.47 billion, a PE ratio of 6.65, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.18%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 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.