Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Has $2.07 Million Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd cut its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 60.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 195,847 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 300,505 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,068,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. RFG Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 15.9% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 30,923 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $388,000 after acquiring an additional 4,234 shares during the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter worth about $154,000. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 13.8% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 19,479 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 2,355 shares in the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the second quarter worth about $134,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 6.3% in the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 33,519 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $420,000 after acquiring an additional 1,988 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE F traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $10.56. The company's stock had a trading volume of 45,054,576 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,898,316. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $10.86 and a 200 day moving average of $11.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.49 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.99, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The company's revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.68%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on F shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Wolfe Research reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.08.

Ford Motor 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.