Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price Up 0.1% - Still a Buy?

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) shot up 0.1% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $10.04 and last traded at $9.93. 24,575,458 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 59% from the average session volume of 60,336,747 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.92.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on F. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. BNP Paribas upgraded Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.50.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $9.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $39.81 billion, a PE ratio of 6.88, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

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Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.97%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $460,444,000 after buying an additional 4,925,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $387,282,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.