Ring Mountain Capital LLC Invests $461,000 in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Ring Mountain Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 46,594 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $461,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Crewe Advisors LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 169.9% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,068 shares during the period. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE F traded up $0.53 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.65. The company had a trading volume of 157,268,005 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,493,172. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $9.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.40. The company has a market capitalization of $38.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.06 and a 1 year 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.22%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

F has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Three 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.89.

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.