Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Receives Average Recommendation of "Reduce" from Analysts

Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Reduce" from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $10.30.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on F. UBS Group reduced 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 note on Thursday, April 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in F. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth $387,282,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 88.0% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 22,512,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $222,872,000 after purchasing an additional 10,535,335 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 2,905.1% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 7,989,463 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $79,096,000 after purchasing an additional 7,723,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Ford Motor by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after buying an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Trading Down 2.6 %

F stock traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.46. The company had a trading volume of 125,357,531 shares, compared to its average volume of 70,893,383. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.15. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month 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 stock has a market cap of $37.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.48, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. As a group, analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

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.