Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 97,214 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $962,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth $387,282,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $460,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 37,314,829 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $369,417,000 after acquiring an additional 3,699,857 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Ford Motor Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:F traded up $0.25 during trading on Monday, hitting $10.53. 43,122,965 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 74,949,894. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.05. The company has a market cap of $41.75 billion, a PE ratio of 7.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.85.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The firm had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.49 EPS. Ford Motor's revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
F has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.00.
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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.
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