Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Holdings Decreased by SFE Investment Counsel

SFE Investment Counsel cut its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 19.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 413,580 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 100,865 shares during the quarter. SFE Investment Counsel's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $4,094,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Meridian Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $903,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased 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 period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor by 6.6% during the third 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 during the period. PBMares Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor by 9.0% during the third quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,976 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 991 shares during the period. Finally, Pointe Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 4.8% during the third quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 21,821 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on F shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.89.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded up $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $9.48. The stock had a trading volume of 53,503,079 shares, compared to its average volume of 77,278,144. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.10 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.47.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.33%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.

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.