Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Receives $15.68 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nineteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $15.6750.

F has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $14.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research downgraded Ford Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered Ford Motor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Dbs Bank raised Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ford Motor

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. McMillan Office Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 108.4% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 2,365 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,230 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 55.4% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,348 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co raised its stake in Ford Motor by 605.8% in the 1st quarter. Caldwell Trust Co now owns 2,534 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 2,175 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:F opened at $13.96 on Tuesday. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $11.11 and a 12-month high of $17.78. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.51. The company has a market capitalization of $55.65 billion, a PE ratio of -7.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.07.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $48.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.24 billion. Ford Motor had a positive return on equity of 17.23% and a negative net margin of 3.93%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 11th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -32.09%.

Ford Motor Company Profile

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded by Henry Ford in 1903, the company became an early pioneer of mass-production techniques with the Model T and the adoption of the moving assembly line. Today, Ford designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of vehicles and mobility solutions under the Ford and Lincoln brands, spanning passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.

Ford’s business activities extend beyond vehicle production to include parts and aftermarket services, fleet and commercial sales, and automotive financing through Ford Motor Credit Company.