624,500 Shares in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Acquired by Two Sigma Advisers LP

Two Sigma Advisers LP acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 624,500 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $6,183,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% during the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wolfe Research upgraded Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE F opened at $10.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $9.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.05. The company has a market cap of $41.20 billion, a PE ratio of 7.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.79%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

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.

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