Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report issued on Saturday.
Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on F. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.
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Ford Motor Price Performance
Shares of F opened at $11.77 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $10.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.07. The stock has a market cap of $46.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.49. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.97.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company 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 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
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 stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total transaction of $330,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 113,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,253,329. The trade was a 20.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ford Motor
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6,915.1% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 49,078,048 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $492,253,000 after purchasing an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $387,282,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $123,147,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake 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 buying an additional 10,947,527 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.
About Ford Motor
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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.
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