Jones Financial Companies Lllp Increases Stake in Ford Motor Company $F

Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 4.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,926,124 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 77,124 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $27,215,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Maripau Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Maripau Wealth Management LLC now owns 46,606 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $538,000 after acquiring an additional 749 shares during the period. Wayfinding Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 5.8% in the second quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC now owns 13,652 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 10,999 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 756 shares during the period. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Ford Motor by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,683 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $560,000 after buying an additional 761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Southern Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Southern Financial Group LLC now owns 34,714 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $401,000 after acquiring an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

F has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Ford Motor from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Ford Motor from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $14.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $16.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.68.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE F opened at $13.93 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 1.82. Ford Motor Company has a 52 week low of $11.11 and a 52 week high of $17.78.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $48.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.24 billion. Ford Motor had a negative net margin of 3.93% and a positive return on equity of 17.23%. Ford Motor’s quarterly revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is -32.09%.

Ford Motor Profile

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded by Henry Ford in 1903, the company became an early pioneer of mass-production techniques with the Model T and the adoption of the moving assembly line. Today, Ford designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of vehicles and mobility solutions under the Ford and Lincoln brands, spanning passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.

Ford’s business activities extend beyond vehicle production to include parts and aftermarket services, fleet and commercial sales, and automotive financing through Ford Motor Credit Company.