RoundAngle Advisors LLC Invests $866,000 in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

RoundAngle Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 87,434 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $866,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in F. Meridian Financial Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 85,471 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.1% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $982,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 33,534 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 982 shares in the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,096 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PBMares Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 9.0% during the 3rd 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. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $10.17. 60,707,245 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 53,436,516. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The stock's 50-day moving average is $10.38 and its 200 day moving average is $10.91. The stock has a market cap of $40.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.56, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.64. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.49 and a 52-week high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. The company's revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.77 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.90%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on F. Morgan Stanley cut Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $10.00 price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.83.

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.