Ford Motor Company $F Stock Holdings Boosted by 1834 Investment Advisors Co.

1834 Investment Advisors Co. raised its position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 8.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 394,997 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 29,474 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $4,286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Grove Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 289.1% in the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,533 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 1,882 shares in the last quarter. Elite Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Ford Motor news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of Ford Motor stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 113,939 shares in the company, valued at $1,253,329. The trade was a 20.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F opened at $12.02 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.73. The firm has a market cap of $47.84 billion, a PE ratio of 15.41, a P/E/G ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. Ford Motor Company has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $12.32.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $50.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.91 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 12.46% and a net margin of 1.70%.Ford Motor's revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 76.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Dbs Bank lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $10.43.

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.

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