Brookstone Capital Management Increases Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 29.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,238,452 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 283,323 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $12,261,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 16,130 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,192 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd raised its position in Ford Motor by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 118,008 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,480,000 after buying an additional 2,836 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 369.5% during the second quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 43,829 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $550,000 after purchasing an additional 34,493 shares during the last quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the second quarter worth approximately $130,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Ford Motor by 27.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $453,732,000 after purchasing an additional 7,793,944 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

F has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley downgraded Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.83.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F stock traded up $0.07 on Tuesday, hitting $9.78. The company had a trading volume of 45,375,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 64,636,211. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.49 and a twelve 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 firm has a market cap of $38.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $10.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.99.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.13%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.