Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Trading Down 0.2% on Analyst Downgrade

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) shares were down 0.2% during trading on Tuesday after Evercore ISI lowered their price target on the stock from $11.00 to $10.00. Evercore ISI currently has an in-line rating on the stock. Ford Motor traded as low as $9.17 and last traded at $9.23. Approximately 15,229,325 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 80% from the average daily volume of 77,877,594 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.24.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on F. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wolfe Research restated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays downgraded Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.3 %

The stock has a market cap of $37.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.49, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business has a 50-day moving average of $9.94 and a 200-day moving average of $10.48.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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, research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.33%. Ford Motor's dividend 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.