Realta Investment Advisors Acquires Shares of 23,020 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Realta Investment Advisors bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 23,020 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Algert Global LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Czech National Bank increased its stake in Ford Motor by 6.5% in the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 795,732 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,403,000 after acquiring an additional 48,456 shares during the last quarter. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $149,000. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 129.4% during the third quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 49,634 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 27,997 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 270.7% in the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 25,169 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 18,380 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on F. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.04.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of F stock opened at $9.25 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $10.10 and a 200-day moving average of $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. The stock has a market cap of $36.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.51, a PEG 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.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released 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 net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.49%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.18%.

Ford Motor 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.