Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) shares rose 1% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $9.51 and last traded at $9.45. Approximately 15,163,246 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 80% from the average daily volume of 76,580,469 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.35.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms recently weighed in on F. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. 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 research note on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.89.
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Ford Motor Trading Up 1.3 %
The company has a market capitalization of $37.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.49, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The business's 50-day moving average price is $9.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.46.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. As a group, analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.33%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 250.5% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 31,208 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 22,305 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its position in Ford Motor by 37.4% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 180,619 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,907,000 after purchasing an additional 49,191 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in Ford Motor by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 405,827 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $4,286,000 after buying an additional 7,661 shares during the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 333.6% during the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 59,179 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $625,000 after buying an additional 45,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 110.7% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 33,199 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 17,441 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Ford Motor Company Profile
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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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