Aigen Investment Management LP Takes $1.93 Million Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 194,797 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $1,928,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE F traded up $0.53 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.65. 157,579,360 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 83,022,016. 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 company has a market cap of $38.23 billion, a PE ratio of 6.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.06 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $9.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.39.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued 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%. Research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.22%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Barclays downgraded 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, January 22nd. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.89.

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.