Integrated Advisors Network LLC Boosts Stock Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 11.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,140 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 2,413 shares during the quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of F. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,118 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $120,000 after buying an additional 1,112 shares during the period. Pitcairn Co. lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 53,324 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $528,000 after buying an additional 1,135 shares during the period. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 17,019 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $159,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares during the period. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 23,905 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250 shares during the period. Finally, Evergreen Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Evergreen Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 40,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $401,000 after purchasing an additional 1,325 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on F shares. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $10.03.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $10.44 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. The firm has a market cap of $41.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.50. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.96. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.75%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.00%.

About Ford Motor

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.