Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $341,000 Stake in Ford Motor Company $F

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 96.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,467 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 959,500 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $341,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 9.6% in the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth about $7,398,000. Swiss National Bank grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 11,822,986 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $128,279,000 after buying an additional 813,800 shares during the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the first quarter valued at about $465,000. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter worth about $2,373,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE F opened at $13.27 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The firm has a market cap of $52.87 billion, a PE ratio of 11.44, a P/E/G ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.62. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $13.97.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective 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, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.88.

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.