SS&H Financial Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Ford Motor Company $F

SS&H Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 28.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,067 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,017 shares during the period. SS&H Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the 1st quarter valued at about $106,000. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 125.2% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 12,940 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 7,193 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter worth approximately $58,000. Keybank National Association OH raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.7% in the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 125,563 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 3,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Novem Group purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the first quarter worth approximately $169,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.5%

Ford Motor stock opened at $13.13 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $52.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.31, a PEG ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.12. Ford Motor Company has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $13.97. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.21.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 2.48%.The firm’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 51.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Dbs Bank downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.73.

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.