B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. Lowers Stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 52.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 102,093 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 111,041 shares during the quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,011,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of F. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Ford Motor by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after purchasing an additional 6,497,321 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $830,662,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,127 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $460,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,925,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $10.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 101,638,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,977,848. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.04. 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 has a market cap of $40.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.49 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.89%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research raised Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor 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.