Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $14.7714.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on F. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $13.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at approximately $304,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 41.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 147,760 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,482,000 after acquiring an additional 43,385 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at $172,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 26.3% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 267,895 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,907,000 after purchasing an additional 55,741 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 1,823,614 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $19,786,000 after purchasing an additional 26,526 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of F stock opened at $13.99 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $14.10 and a 200 day moving average of $13.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $10.68 and a 1-year high of $17.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.77 billion, a PE ratio of -9.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 1.82.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.48. Ford Motor had a positive return on equity of 15.77% and a negative net margin of 3.22%.The business had revenue of $43.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -38.71%.

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.