Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Purchased by Atlas Brown Inc.

Atlas Brown Inc. grew its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 63,323 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 1,047 shares during the period. Atlas Brown Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in F. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the second quarter worth $30,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at $33,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on F. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.83.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.66. The stock had a trading volume of 63,325,054 shares, compared to its average volume of 65,055,613. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The company has a market capitalization of $38.39 billion, a PE ratio of 10.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.49 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.04.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. Ford Motor’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

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.