Arkadios Wealth Advisors Sells 47,004 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Arkadios Wealth Advisors decreased its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 29.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 110,245 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 47,004 shares during the quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors' holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,164,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 14,373.9% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 8,885,389 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $93,830,000 after buying an additional 8,824,000 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $453,732,000 after buying an additional 7,793,944 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 456.9% during the 2nd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 4,000,000 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $50,160,000 after acquiring an additional 3,281,800 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 103.6% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,908,726 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $60,844,000 after acquiring an additional 2,497,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 1,215.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,693,585 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $28,444,000 after acquiring an additional 2,488,850 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on F shares. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $11.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.56.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:F traded up $0.30 on Monday, hitting $11.37. The company had a trading volume of 91,123,094 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,193,711. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.68. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.49 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $45.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 15.28% and a net margin of 2.13%. The firm's revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. Analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

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.