Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price Up 2.3% - Should You Buy?

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) traded up 2.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $10.39 and last traded at $10.42. 17,068,896 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 71% from the average session volume of 58,710,691 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.18.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. 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. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and cut their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.83.

Ford Motor Trading Up 2.1 %

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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.64.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.77%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 68.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 40,351 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 9,143 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional grew its position in Ford Motor by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. CX Institutional now owns 26,443 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 2,132 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,693 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Hedges Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 40.0% during the 4th quarter. Hedges Asset Management LLC now owns 113,700 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 32,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Donoghue Forlines LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,475,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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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