Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Sells 7,063 Shares of Ford Motor Company $F

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. cut its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 29.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,980 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 7,063 shares during the quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $184,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of F. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 9.6% in the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 1st quarter worth $974,000. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the first quarter valued at about $7,398,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 25.0% during the first quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 300,000 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,009,000 after acquiring an additional 60,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter worth about $465,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F stock opened at $12.66 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $11.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.83. The stock has a market cap of $50.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor Company has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $12.67.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $50.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.91 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 12.46%. Ford Motor’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 11th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

F has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Dbs Bank cut Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $10.71.

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.