Private Portfolio Partners LLC Buys 1,812 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Private Portfolio Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 9.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,675 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,812 shares during the quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $205,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $137,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $830,662,000 after buying an additional 2,089,127 shares in the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 48.2% during the 4th quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 32,373 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $320,000 after acquiring an additional 10,533 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its stake in Ford Motor by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 131,942 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after acquiring an additional 1,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in Ford Motor by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,583,945 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $45,381,000 after purchasing an additional 441,912 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Trading Up 2.0 %

NYSE F opened at $10.14 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.19 billion, a PE ratio of 6.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $9.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.06 and a 12 month high of $14.85.

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 return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. On average, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.92%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.37.

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.