Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Earns "Hold (C)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Ford Motor has received a "Hold" rating from Weiss Ratings and a mixed bag of ratings from analysts, with two Buy ratings, thirteen Hold ratings, and two Sell ratings.
• The company's stock is trading at approximately $11.71, with an average price target of $11.04 according to MarketBeat.
• Ford's recent quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.37, surpassing the expected $0.33, alongside a revenue increase of 5% year-over-year, totaling $50.18 billion.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $9.00 to $12.00 in a report on Monday, October 6th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.04.

Ford Motor Price Performance

F stock traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $11.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 50,162,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,380,102. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $12.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $50.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $42.91 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 12.46% and a net margin of 1.70%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Ford Motor

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor by 9.6% in the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $7,398,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 25.0% during the 1st quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 300,000 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,009,000 after buying an additional 60,000 shares in the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $465,000. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $2,373,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

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.

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