Claro Advisors LLC Has $182,000 Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Claro Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,232 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 3,585 shares during the quarter. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $182,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Insight Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.9% in the second quarter. Insight Wealth Partners LLC now owns 44,144 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $554,000 after buying an additional 843 shares during the period. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 29,850 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares during the period. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 18,346 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 875 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 7.1% during the second quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 14,159 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 944 shares during the period. Finally, Meridian Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.1% in the third 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. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on F shares. StockNews.com raised Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Evercore ISI raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.02.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE:F opened at $11.05 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $43.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.49 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.43%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is presently 68.18%.

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.