Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price Down 4.1% - Should You Sell?

Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) dropped 4.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $9.88 and last traded at $9.95. Approximately 54,964,181 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 29% from the average daily volume of 77,586,427 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.38.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

F has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.03.

Ford Motor Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.01. The company has a market cap of $40.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.98, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its 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 business had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.89%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of F. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 457,660,361 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $4,590,333,000 after purchasing an additional 55,576,478 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,053,906 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,404,741,000 after purchasing an additional 10,947,527 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $830,662,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,127 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 6,915.1% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 49,078,048 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $492,253,000 after purchasing an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $460,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,925,993 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.