Potentia Wealth Acquires Shares of 34,813 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Potentia Wealth acquired a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 34,813 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $345,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $96,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at $186,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in Ford Motor in the third quarter worth $423,000. Nwam LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the third quarter worth $383,000. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 78.4% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,246 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 12,409 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F stock traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $9.73. 136,793,571 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 64,809,757. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.06 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. 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 stock's fifty day moving average is $9.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.28. The company has a market cap of $38.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.66, 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 return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is 41.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barclays lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.37.

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.