Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Price Down 0.4% – Time to Sell?

Ford Motor (NYSE:F)’s stock price fell 0.4% on Friday . The stock traded as low as $9.20 and last traded at $9.51. 45,786,127 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 31% from the average session volume of 66,498,548 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.54.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays lowered Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.37.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.4 %

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $9.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of $37.95 billion, a PE ratio of 6.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its 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 net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. As a group, analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.27%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in F. Quent Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 37.0% during the 1st quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 4,976 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,344 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 133.4% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 6,119 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 3,497 shares during the period. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $87,000. Chancellor Financial Group WB LP bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $182,000. Finally, Tableaux LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $148,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.