Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Purchased by NCP Inc.

NCP Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 62.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 74,520 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 28,528 shares during the period. Ford Motor accounts for about 0.4% of NCP Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. NCP Inc.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $738,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1,215.6% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,693,585 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $28,444,000 after acquiring an additional 2,488,850 shares during the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 29.4% during the third quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 52,855 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 11,998 shares during the last quarter. SFE Investment Counsel grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 11.9% during the third quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 514,445 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $5,433,000 after acquiring an additional 54,755 shares during the last quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 2.7% during the third quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. now owns 89,373 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $944,000 after acquiring an additional 2,345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, abrdn plc grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 18.3% during the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 3,124,509 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $32,792,000 after acquiring an additional 483,217 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.89.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Ford Motor stock traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $9.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 137,899,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 77,110,602. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.10 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $9.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.83 billion, a PE ratio of 6.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.