Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Position Increased by IHT Wealth Management LLC

IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 146,504 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,105 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,450,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at $1,045,000. Sculati Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sculati Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,774 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 31.8% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33,168 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $192,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 79.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 302,940 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $3,199,000 after purchasing an additional 134,042 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on F shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.30.

Ford Motor Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE F opened at $9.66 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $38.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.12.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. Sell-side analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 41.10%.

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.