Atlas Brown Inc. Purchases 1,047 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Atlas Brown Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 63,323 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,047 shares during the quarter. Atlas Brown Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $627,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the third quarter worth about $33,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on F shares. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.83.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $9.66. 63,325,054 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 65,055,613. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.04. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $9.49 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The firm has a market cap of $38.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.98, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The company had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 68.18%.

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.