Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Increases Stock Position in Ford Motor Company $F

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 242.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,897 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 82,737 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,268,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $7,398,000. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 25.0% in the 1st quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 300,000 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $3,009,000 after acquiring an additional 60,000 shares during the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $465,000. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,373,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on F. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Ford Motor from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $9.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.61.

Ford Motor Trading Down 4.4%

Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $13.23 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $52.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.40, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a fifty day moving average of $11.89 and a 200 day moving average of $11.10. Ford Motor Company has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $13.97.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $50.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. Ford Motor’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.72%.

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.