Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stake Cut by Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC

Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 165,218 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,548 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,636,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of F. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 112.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,976,950 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $126,477,000 after acquiring an additional 6,348,185 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 122,609,058 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,294,752,000 after acquiring an additional 5,270,562 shares during the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,456,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 420.2% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 6,042,820 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $63,812,000 after acquiring an additional 4,881,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1,215.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,693,585 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $28,444,000 after acquiring an additional 2,488,850 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F stock opened at $9.29 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $9.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.10 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The company has a market capitalization of $36.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping 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, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.46%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on F shares. Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.