Virtu Financial LLC Acquires New Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 98,920 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $1,045,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Swedbank AB lifted its position in Ford Motor by 5.9% during the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 830,597 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $10,416,000 after buying an additional 46,287 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 134.6% during the second quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 24,628 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 14,128 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 26.8% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 15,758 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $209,000 after acquiring an additional 3,335 shares in the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 154.4% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 15,473 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 9,390 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TCW Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 3.9% during the second quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 55,007 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $690,000 after purchasing an additional 2,056 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on F shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Wolfe Research restated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $12.09.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE F remained flat at $10.39 during midday trading on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 40,560,679 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,805,961. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $9.49 and a 12-month high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.31.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. Ford Motor's revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.77%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.18%.

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.