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

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Reduce" by the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have given a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $9.93.

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company.

Ford Motor Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of NYSE F opened at $10.45 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.07. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The firm had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.49 EPS. Ford Motor's revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 48.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% in 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. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of 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. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 6,915.1% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 49,078,048 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $492,253,000 after buying an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $460,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Company 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.

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