Moors & Cabot Inc. Has $444,000 Stock Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Moors & Cabot Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 51.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 44,841 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 46,656 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $444,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Miller Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $125,000. Cornerstone Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Advisors LLC now owns 69,500 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $688,000 after purchasing an additional 9,900 shares during the period. Vista Investment Partners II LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $904,000. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 100,711 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $997,000 after buying an additional 7,788 shares during the period. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 24.2% during the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 606,159 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $6,257,000 after buying an additional 117,982 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on F shares. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $10.00 target price for the company. Wolfe Research restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.68.

Ford Motor Trading Up 2.0 %

NYSE F opened at $9.73 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.33. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.06 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.66, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. On average, analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.17%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is presently 41.10%.

Ford Motor Company 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.