Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $11.89.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Institutional Trading of Ford Motor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Price Performance

F traded down $0.11 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.29. 58,340,758 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 74,982,461. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $9.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.10 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $36.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.36, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Ford Motor Company 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.