Lyell Wealth Management LP Decreases Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Lyell Wealth Management LP decreased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 31.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 14,792 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 6,770 shares during the quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $180,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 35.7% in the third quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 6,290 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 1,654 shares during the period. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the third quarter worth $154,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 67.6% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 12,222 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $144,000 after acquiring an additional 4,929 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 10.0% during the third quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 49,897 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $620,000 after acquiring an additional 4,518 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 30.7% during the third quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 23,170 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $288,000 after acquiring an additional 5,442 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Mark Kosman sold 26,898 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total value of $337,031.94. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $88,988.06. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.8 %

F traded up $0.10 on Thursday, reaching $13.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 77,699,147 shares, compared to its average volume of 54,052,645. The stock has a market cap of $51.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.63 and a 1 year high of $15.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The business’s 50 day moving average is $12.60 and its 200 day moving average is $11.78.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.07. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 2.47%. The firm had revenue of $42.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. Ford Motor’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a Variable dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 16th were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 15th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.56%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on F shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. They set a “sell” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. UBS Group increased their target price on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.02.

Ford Motor 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.