Helium Advisors LLC Takes Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Helium Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 26,601 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $263,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of F. NCP Inc. increased its stake in Ford Motor by 62.0% in 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 period. Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its stake in Ford Motor by 87.1% in the 4th quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 196,100 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,941,000 after buying an additional 91,300 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in Ford Motor by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 455,671 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $4,511,000 after buying an additional 49,844 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $1,012,000. Finally, Donoghue Forlines LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $1,475,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on F. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Ford Motor stock opened at $10.43 on Friday. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $8.44 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $9.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.46 billion, a PE ratio of 7.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.76%. 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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