Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. decreased its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 4.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,824 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,461 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $503,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in F. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 117,982 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 296,413 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,934,000 after acquiring an additional 11,358 shares in the last quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 13,115 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 2,396 shares during the period. Axis Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $102,000. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $115,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE F opened at $9.54 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $37.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.06 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.29%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 41.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

F has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.77.

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.