YANKCOM Partnership Invests $233,000 in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 23,520 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $233,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 51,104 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 3,134 shares during the period. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 16.4% in the fourth quarter. Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,416 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $133,000 after acquiring an additional 1,894 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% in the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 2,068 shares during the last quarter. Foguth Wealth Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 40.1% in the fourth quarter. Foguth Wealth Management LLC. now owns 34,819 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $352,000 after acquiring an additional 9,960 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Econ Financial Services Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,066,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE F opened at $9.28 on Friday. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.26 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $36.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.54, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.15. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.61.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.47%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on F shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.96.

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.