Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Bought by Waverly Advisors LLC

Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 137.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 86,639 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 50,150 shares during the quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. NCP Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 62.0% during the 4th quarter. NCP Inc. now owns 74,520 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 28,528 shares during the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its position in Ford Motor by 87.1% during the 4th quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 196,100 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,941,000 after purchasing an additional 91,300 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in Ford Motor by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 455,671 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $4,511,000 after purchasing an additional 49,844 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,012,000. Finally, Wernau Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $344,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen cut Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday. Wolfe Research upgraded Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Price Performance

F opened at $10.36 on Friday. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company has a 50 day moving average of $9.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.06. The company has a market cap of $41.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

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

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. 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.

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