IFS Advisors LLC Acquires 2,095 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

IFS Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 104.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,095 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,095 shares during the quarter. IFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $41,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 8.0% during the second quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 16,130 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,192 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 369.5% in the second quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 43,829 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $550,000 after purchasing an additional 34,493 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the second quarter worth about $156,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,565,409 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $44,710,000 after acquiring an additional 278,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its stake in Ford Motor by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 93,864 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,177,000 after acquiring an additional 14,561 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE F opened at $9.93 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $10.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.97. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.49 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $39.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.28, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.64.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The business’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.04%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on F shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.