Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI

Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI trimmed its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 26.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,771 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 5,000 shares during the period. Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $136,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Meridian Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 85,471 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 953 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.1% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,950 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $982,000 after acquiring an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 6.6% in the third quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,096 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 990 shares during the period. PBMares Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 9.0% during the third quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,976 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pointe Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 21,821 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on F shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:F opened at $9.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $36.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.32, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.12 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $10.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.51.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 41.10%.

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.