Eads & Heald Wealth Management Buys Shares of 11,630 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Eads & Heald Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:FFree Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 11,630 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $123,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Ford Motor in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Barclays dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.41.

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Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F opened at $10.22 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.49 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:FGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. Research analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.87%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 68.18%.

About Ford Motor

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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.

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