Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC Has $126,000 Stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 75.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,592 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 38,079 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Grove Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 289.1% in the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,533 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,882 shares during the period. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Ford Motor

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on F. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Wolfe Research raised Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Piper Sandler upped 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. Citigroup upped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $11.82. The company's stock had a trading volume of 63,848,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,952,166. Ford Motor Company has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.00 billion, a PE ratio of 9.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.49. The stock's 50-day moving average is $10.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.04.

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

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.08%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 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.