Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 106,070,000 shares, a growth of 6.4% from the October 15th total of 99,650,000 shares. Approximately 2.7% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 50,450,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on F. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their price target for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Evercore ISI upgraded Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ford Motor has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.02.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of F stock traded down $0.16 on Tuesday, reaching $11.05. 53,147,465 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 53,890,152. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.49 and a one year high of $14.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $43.92 billion, a PE ratio of 12.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.62.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The firm's revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of F. ING Groep NV increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 93.4% during the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 1,181,128 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $12,473,000 after purchasing an additional 570,293 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $545,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 20.8% in the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 91,278 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $964,000 after buying an additional 15,729 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 795,732 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $8,403,000 after acquiring an additional 48,456 shares during the period. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 333.6% during the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 59,179 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $625,000 after acquiring an additional 45,532 shares during the last quarter. 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.