Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Reduce" from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $10.30.
F has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 target price (down from $11.00) on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, April 10th.
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Ford Motor Stock Down 2.0 %
Ford Motor stock traded down $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $9.52. The company's stock had a trading volume of 16,241,996 shares, compared to its average volume of 70,447,940. The company has a market cap of $37.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.16. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share 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, research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after buying an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $460,444,000 after buying an additional 4,925,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $387,282,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Ford Motor
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Get Free ReportFord 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.
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