Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Bought by Jones Financial Companies Lllp

Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 44.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 634,841 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 194,555 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $6,285,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Ford Motor by 26.6% in the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 24,903 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $263,000 after acquiring an additional 5,234 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 43,153 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 2,004 shares during the period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,096 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 990 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 49.3% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 998,712 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $10,546,000 after purchasing an additional 329,631 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 4.0% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 3,805,352 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $40,185,000 after buying an additional 146,376 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE F opened at $9.39 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $37.22 billion, a PE ratio of 6.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.41. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.10 and a 12 month high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.39%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.89.

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.