Barclays Issues Positive Forecast for Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) had its price objective hoisted by investment analysts at Barclays from $9.00 to $11.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an "equal weight" rating on the auto manufacturer's stock. Barclays's price target would suggest a potential downside of 0.77% from the stock's current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on F. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.30.

Ford Motor Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE:F traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $11.09. 36,365,991 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 83,293,451. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $10.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The firm has a market cap of $44.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.85, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.49.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 13.49%. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. Ford Motor's revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ford Motor

In other Ford Motor news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $330,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 113,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,253,329. This trade represents a 20.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 13.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 457,660,361 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $4,590,333,000 after purchasing an additional 55,576,478 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 8.5% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,053,906 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,404,741,000 after acquiring an additional 10,947,527 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 6,915.1% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 49,078,048 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $492,253,000 after acquiring an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% during the fourth 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 during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.