Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Up 0.7% - Here's Why

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) shares traded up 0.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $10.74 and last traded at $10.67. 9,933,615 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 82% from the average session volume of 53,743,906 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.60.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Barclays cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $12.08.

Ford Motor Trading Up 0.8 %

The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The company has a market cap of $42.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.35.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The firm's revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.81 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.62%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.18%.

Institutional Trading of Ford Motor

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Family Firm Inc. bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

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.

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