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

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

F has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup upped their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. TD Cowen began coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Barclays upped their price target on Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of F stock traded down $0.10 on Friday, hitting $10.44. The stock had a trading volume of 90,043,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,911,237. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.50. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $8.44 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company's 50 day moving average price is $10.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.98.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The firm 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Ford Motor

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $123,147,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 10,947,527 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is 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.