Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the sixteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $11.89.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of 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. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 110.7% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 33,199 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $351,000 after acquiring an additional 17,441 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6.0% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 96,156 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,015,000 after acquiring an additional 5,481 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at $113,000. Leo Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 8.3% during the third quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 19,489 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $206,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevated Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC now owns 69,237 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $731,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $9.42 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.45, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.10 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.