Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Stock Position Raised by Valeo Financial Advisors LLC

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 33.1% in the first 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 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of F. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in Ford Motor by 38.0% during the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 379,182 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,804,000 after buying an additional 104,477 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 3.1% during the first quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 41,989 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 1,268 shares in the last quarter. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 42.6% during the first quarter. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. now owns 47,254 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 14,123 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 1.8% during the first quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 467,935 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $4,693,000 after buying an additional 8,138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Washington Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $256,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. UBS Group dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE F traded up $0.08 on Thursday, reaching $11.91. 67,218,886 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 83,244,465. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $10.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.05. 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 company has a market cap of $47.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.49. Ford Motor Company has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $14.85.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ford Motor

In other news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the firm'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 of the company's stock, valued at $1,253,329. This trade represents a 20.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Ford Motor

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.