Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Community Bank of Raymore

Community Bank of Raymore trimmed its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 184,770 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 9,100 shares during the period. Ford Motor makes up about 1.5% of Community Bank of Raymore’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Community Bank of Raymore’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,951,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 27.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $453,732,000 after buying an additional 7,793,944 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 456.9% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 4,000,000 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $50,160,000 after acquiring an additional 3,281,800 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 103.6% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,908,726 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $60,844,000 after purchasing an additional 2,497,695 shares in the last quarter. Natixis lifted its position in Ford Motor by 1,930.4% in the first quarter. Natixis now owns 2,174,316 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $28,875,000 after purchasing an additional 2,067,226 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 11.0% during the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 12,290,204 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $163,214,000 after purchasing an additional 1,214,640 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. 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 report on Tuesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.56.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE:F opened at $11.03 on Thursday. 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 $44.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.30. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.80.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.21). Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 15.28%. The company had revenue of $47.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.79 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. Ford Motor’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 7th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.44%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.86%.

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.