Callan Family Office LLC Makes New $589,000 Investment in Ford Motor Company $F

Key Points

• Callan Family Office LLC recently made a $589,000 investment in Ford Motor Company, acquiring 54,293 shares in the second quarter.
• Institutional investors own 58.74% of Ford's stock, indicating strong interest from large financial entities.
• Ford's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average target price of $11.04, as recently reported by equities research analysts.

Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 54,293 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $589,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of F. Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 9.6% during the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the first quarter valued at approximately $7,398,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 25.0% in the first quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 300,000 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,009,000 after buying an additional 60,000 shares during the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the first quarter valued at approximately $465,000. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,373,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on F. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $9.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.04.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.3%

NYSE:F opened at $11.56 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.95. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $12.80. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 12.46% and a net margin of 1.70%.The company had revenue of $50.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 76.92%.

About Ford Motor

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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