Graham Capital Management L.P. Lowers Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Graham Capital Management L.P. lessened its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 64.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 167,266 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 298,230 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,656,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 413,429 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $4,093,000 after buying an additional 60,882 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co raised its stake in Ford Motor by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 31,215 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 5,809 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 182,263 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,804,000 after acquiring an additional 9,723 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Ford Motor by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 363,714 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,601,000 after acquiring an additional 18,352 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $962,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on F. Citigroup increased 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. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America cut their price target 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. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.00.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE F traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $10.74. The stock had a trading volume of 42,995,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 75,323,870. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.05. The company has a market cap of $42.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.59%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 48.00%.

Ford Motor 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.