Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp Sells 10,200 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp cut its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 18.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 43,900 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 10,200 shares during the period. Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $435,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 2,068 shares during the period. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Trading Up 5.8 %

F opened at $9.65 on Thursday. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.06 and a one year high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $38.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.61, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.39.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.22%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on F. Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. BNP Paribas raised Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.89.

About Ford Motor

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.