Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price Up 0.9% - What's Next?

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) shares traded up 0.9% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $10.05 and last traded at $10.04. 19,974,986 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 67% from the average session volume of 60,560,143 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.95.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced 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. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.50.

Ford Motor Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The company has a market capitalization of $40.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.02, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $9.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.29.

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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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. Equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.86%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after purchasing an additional 57,182,803 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth $387,282,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 88.0% in the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 22,512,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $222,872,000 after buying an additional 10,535,335 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 2,905.1% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 7,989,463 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $79,096,000 after acquiring an additional 7,723,601 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

About Ford Motor

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.