Cooper Financial Group Has $126,000 Stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Cooper Financial Group grew its position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 11.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,581 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,326 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of F. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Ford Motor by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 457,660,361 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $4,590,333,000 after purchasing an additional 55,576,478 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,053,906 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,404,741,000 after buying an additional 10,947,527 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6,915.1% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 49,078,048 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $492,253,000 after buying an additional 48,378,444 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Ford Motor by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $460,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,925,993 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 37,314,829 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $369,417,000 after purchasing an additional 3,699,857 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.5%

NYSE:F opened at $11.16 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.26. Ford Motor Company has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $11.97. The company has a market cap of $44.40 billion, a PE ratio of 14.30, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.10.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 12.46% and a net margin of 1.70%. The firm had revenue of $50.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 76.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on F shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. UBS Group increased their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $10.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $330,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 113,939 shares in the company, valued at $1,253,329. This trade represents a 20.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.