Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. Takes $88,000 Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 8,916 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $88,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 169.9% during the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 2,068 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

F has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.37.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.8 %

F opened at $9.73 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.06 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $9.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.28. The stock has a market cap of $38.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

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

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.

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.