Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Get Free Report)'s share price rose 1.4% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $10.72 and last traded at $10.74. Approximately 20,611,023 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 74% from the average daily volume of 80,654,922 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.59.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, June 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.03.
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Ford Motor Stock Up 1.5%
The company has a market cap of $42.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.60, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $10.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.95.
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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 13.49%. The company's revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.49 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ford Motor
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $3,980,630,000 after buying an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $492,253,000 after buying an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth $387,282,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter worth $123,147,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 10,947,527 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Ford Motor Company Profile
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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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