Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Upgraded to Hold by StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a hold rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a sector perform rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, May 23rd. They set an outperform rating and a $16.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $13.75.

Ford Motor Trading Down 3.0 %

NYSE:F opened at $9.73 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $38.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 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’s fifty day moving average price is $12.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.30, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.21). The firm had revenue of $47.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.79 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 15.28%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.72 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.86%.

Insider Activity at Ford Motor

In other Ford Motor news, Director Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. sold 81,234 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.09, for a total value of $982,119.06. Following the sale, the director now owns 168,601 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,038,386.09. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ford Motor

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 1,997.9% during the 1st quarter. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,035 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,938 shares during the last quarter. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Fortis Group Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 2,172 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.