Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Trading 0.9% Higher

Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) were up 0.9% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $12.17 and last traded at $12.15. Approximately 9,358,934 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 82% from the average daily volume of 52,821,285 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.04.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays raised their target price on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Citigroup raised their target price on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. UBS Group downgraded Ford Motor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $12.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler began coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Friday, March 15th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $13.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.82.

Ford Motor Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33. The company has a market cap of $47.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.15, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.63. The business's fifty day moving average is $12.61 and its 200 day moving average is $11.76.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $43.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $43.06 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.47% and a return on equity of 18.95%. Ford Motor's revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a Variable dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 16th were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 15th. This represents a yield of 4.7%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 55.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ford Motor

In other Ford Motor news, CAO Mark Kosman sold 26,898 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total transaction of $337,031.94. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $88,988.06. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Snider Financial Group grew its position in Ford Motor by 100,345.2% in the first quarter. Snider Financial Group now owns 219,805,167 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,717,000 after acquiring an additional 219,586,336 shares in the last quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 155,177,214 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,891,610,000 after acquiring an additional 6,667,808 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Ford Motor by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 87,661,675 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,068,596,000 after acquiring an additional 269,887 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 1.2% in the first quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 70,775,476 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $889,831,000 after acquiring an additional 863,591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 59,152,154 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $721,065,000 after acquiring an additional 3,522,965 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.