Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded down 2.8% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $9.88 and last traded at $10.10. 33,155,121 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 38% from the average session volume of 53,701,586 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.39.
Analyst Ratings Changes
F has been the topic of several analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Barclays reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $12.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.83.
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Ford Motor Price Performance
The company's fifty day moving average is $10.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.15. The firm has a market cap of $39.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.62.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued 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. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.81 EPS for the current year.
Ford Motor Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is currently 68.18%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Ford Motor by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 122,609,058 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,294,752,000 after buying an additional 5,270,562 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $863,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336,676 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 27.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $453,732,000 after buying an additional 7,793,944 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1.0% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 31,823,353 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $399,066,000 after buying an additional 318,715 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 24,347,303 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $257,108,000 after acquiring an additional 636,330 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Ford Motor
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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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