Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Winch Advisory Services LLC

Winch Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,093 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,267 shares during the quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $169,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 8.0% in the second quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 16,130 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $202,000 after buying an additional 1,192 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 369.5% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 43,829 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $550,000 after acquiring an additional 34,493 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the second quarter worth approximately $156,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 8.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,565,409 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $44,710,000 after acquiring an additional 278,700 shares during the period. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 93,864 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,177,000 after purchasing an additional 14,561 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F opened at $9.96 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.58 billion, a PE ratio of 11.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.49 and a one year high of $14.85. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.97.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.02%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.83.

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.