Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Invests $624,000 in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 63,000 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $624,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $982,000 after acquiring an additional 969 shares during the period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 6.6% in the third quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,096 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 990 shares during the last quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 9.0% in the third quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,976 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 991 shares during the last quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 4.8% in the third quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 21,821 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 3,600 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE F traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $9.29. 58,340,758 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 74,982,461. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.36, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.10 and a twelve month high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given 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 dividend yield of 6.46%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on F shares. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wolfe Research reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.89.

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.