Valeo Financial Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 33.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 130,584 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 32,448 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,310,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 289.1% during the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,533 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 1,882 shares in the last quarter. Elite Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.2%

Ford Motor stock traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $11.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 65,304,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 83,173,075. The company has a 50 day moving average of $10.66 and a 200-day moving average of $10.06. The stock has a market cap of $46.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.13. Ford Motor Company has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its 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. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.10%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is 48.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ford Motor

In related news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 20.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on F shares. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.03.

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.