Winch Advisory Services LLC Has $169,000 Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Winch Advisory Services LLC trimmed its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 6.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 17,093 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,267 shares during the quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $169,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Ford Motor stock opened at $9.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $39.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.64. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $9.49 and a 12-month high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.97.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. Ford Motor’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

F has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.83.

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.