Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price Up 0% - What's Next?

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report)'s share price rose 0% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $10.77 and last traded at $10.76. Approximately 16,720,015 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 78% from the average daily volume of 75,296,735 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.75.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on F. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.00.

Ford Motor Trading Up 0.5%

The company has a market cap of $42.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.05.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.55%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 48.00%.

Institutional Trading of Ford Motor

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of F. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 8.5% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,053,906 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,404,741,000 after buying an additional 10,947,527 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased 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 worth $830,662,000 after buying an additional 2,089,127 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 6,915.1% in 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 grew its stake 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 worth $460,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,925,993 shares in the last quarter. 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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