Ariston Services Group Takes $179,000 Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Ariston Services Group purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 18,050 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $179,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ring Mountain Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $461,000. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 31.0% during the 4th quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 207,773 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $2,053,000 after buying an additional 49,175 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Ford Motor by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after buying an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 1,457,879 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $14,433,000 after acquiring an additional 51,700 shares during the period. Finally, Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. bought a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $162,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on F. Bank of America decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays lowered Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. BNP Paribas raised Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of 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. Three equities research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of F opened at $9.39 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.41. 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 has a one year low of $9.10 and a one year high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $37.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%. Research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.39%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

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.