KCM Investment Advisors LLC Has $302,000 Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 32.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,499 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,504 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $302,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Hager Investment Management Services LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor by 169.9% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 2,068 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F opened at $9.58 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.24. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.06 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company has a market capitalization of $37.95 billion, a PE ratio of 6.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly 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%. Research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on F. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have given 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 $11.37.

About Ford Motor

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.