Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 28.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,721 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 16,504 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at $33,000. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 3,600 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Down 0.1 %

Ford Motor stock opened at $9.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $36.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.18 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its 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 return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.49%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on F shares. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.04.

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.