Stifel Financial Corp Sells 161,372 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Stifel Financial Corp reduced its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,208,680 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 161,372 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $11,966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of F. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 16.6% in the fourth 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. Norges Bank bought a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $387,282,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Ford Motor by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after purchasing an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Ford Motor by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $460,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,925,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, APG Asset Management N.V. bought a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $20,408,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com downgraded Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. BNP Paribas upgraded Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $9.77.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.9 %

F traded down $0.20 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.96. 40,638,547 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 72,788,958. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business's 50 day moving average is $9.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.10. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $39.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.82, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.03%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

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.