Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Upgraded to "Hold" at Wall Street Zen

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective 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. Citigroup raised their target price 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. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price 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. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.30.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $11.17. 68,710,977 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 83,550,604. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.49. The business's 50 day moving average is $10.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 13.49%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ford Motor

In other Ford Motor news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total transaction of $330,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 113,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,253,329. The trade was a 20.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after purchasing an additional 57,182,803 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6,915.1% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 49,078,048 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $492,253,000 after purchasing an additional 48,378,444 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth $387,282,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $123,147,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,053,906 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,404,741,000 after purchasing an additional 10,947,527 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

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.