Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Trading Up 3.7% - Time to Buy?

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 3.7% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $9.50 and last traded at $9.46. 38,266,127 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 52% from the average session volume of 80,041,023 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.12.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Ford Motor has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.77.

Ford Motor Stock Up 3.1 %

The firm's fifty day moving average is $9.72 and its 200 day moving average is $10.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The stock has a market cap of $39.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

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Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.06%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. 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.