Baron Wealth Management LLC Acquires 60,640 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Baron Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 33.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 242,154 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 60,640 shares during the period. Ford Motor makes up approximately 1.1% of Baron Wealth Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Baron Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,397,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Meridian Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 85,471 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.1% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $982,000 after buying an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 6.6% in the third quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,096 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $170,000 after buying an additional 990 shares during the period. PBMares Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 9.0% in the third quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,976 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 991 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pointe Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 21,821 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F traded down $0.07 on Thursday, hitting $10.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 69,018,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 64,528,898. The company has a market capitalization of $40.32 billion, a PE ratio of 11.53, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.64. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.49 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $10.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on F shares. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays cut shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.82.

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.