Ford Motor Company (F) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 7th

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be given a dividend of 0.15 per share by the auto manufacturer on Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th.

Ford Motor has a dividend payout ratio of 45.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Ford Motor to earn $1.54 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 39.0%.

Ford Motor Trading Up 12.0%

Shares of F stock opened at $13.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $11.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.05. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $13.97.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $50.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 12.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the second quarter worth $25,000. Corsicana & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter worth $25,000. Elite Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter worth $27,000. Country Trust Bank acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the second quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 990.9% during the second quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,509 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 2,279 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

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.