Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Nwam LLC

Nwam LLC decreased its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 8.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 33,252 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 3,061 shares during the quarter. Nwam LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $329,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of F. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 26.6% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 24,903 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 5,234 shares during the period. Eads & Heald Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at $123,000. Affinity Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 3.8% during the third quarter. Affinity Investment Advisors LLC now owns 32,148 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 1,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 4.9% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 43,153 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 2,004 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Ford Motor stock opened at $9.54 on Friday. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.10 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $37.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on F. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.89.

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.