Ford Motor Company $F Position Decreased by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC cut its position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 3.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 160,409 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 6,029 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,740,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 9.6% during the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at about $7,398,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 60,000 shares in the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at about $465,000. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at about $2,373,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F opened at $11.93 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $47.46 billion, a PE ratio of 15.29, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $11.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.10. Ford Motor Company has a twelve month low of $8.44 and a twelve month high of $12.80.

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

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

F has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Dbs Bank lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.04.

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.