Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Purchased by Latko Wealth Management Ltd.

Latko Wealth Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 10.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,379 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 1,742 shares during the quarter. Latko Wealth Management Ltd.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $182,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 29.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,464,980 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $15,998,000 after buying an additional 336,720 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 3.8% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,394,681 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $46,408,000 after buying an additional 160,409 shares during the period. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $55,456,000. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,853,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 455,671 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $4,511,000 after purchasing an additional 49,844 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on F. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Stock Up 1.3 %

F stock opened at $9.48 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.10 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company’s 50 day moving average is $9.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.48. The stock has a market cap of $37.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.49, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. Research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.33%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

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.