GTS Securities LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

GTS Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 78.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 83,219 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 36,588 shares during the quarter. GTS Securities LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $824,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in F. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,693 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $195,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 80,728 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $799,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 11,429 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 1,098 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,118 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $120,000 after buying an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pitcairn Co. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 53,324 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $528,000 after buying an additional 1,135 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

F has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup upped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.03.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.5%

F stock traded down $0.05 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.31. The company had a trading volume of 89,006,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,699,579. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $8.44 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The business has a 50 day moving average of $9.99 and a 200 day moving average of $10.04. The company has a market cap of $41.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.06, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 prior year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.82%. 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.