25,059 Shares in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Bought by Inscription Capital LLC

Inscription Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 25,059 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $251,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 289.1% in the first quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,533 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on F. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Three research 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.4%

Ford Motor stock traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $10.57. 116,671,796 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,881,292. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $10.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.46, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.50. Ford Motor Company has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.67%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.00%.

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.