Donaldson Capital Management LLC Has $141,000 Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Donaldson Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 25.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,287 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,861 shares during the quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $141,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,464,980 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $15,998,000 after purchasing an additional 336,720 shares in the last quarter. NCP Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 62.0% in the 4th quarter. NCP Inc. now owns 74,520 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 28,528 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 3.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,394,681 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $46,408,000 after acquiring an additional 160,409 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $55,456,000. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 87.1% during the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 196,100 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,941,000 after acquiring an additional 91,300 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

F has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Bank of America decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Wolfe Research restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Evercore ISI reduced 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, February 10th. Finally, Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.77.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $9.71 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $9.72 and a 200-day moving average of $10.36. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.06 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 41.10%.

Ford Motor Company 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.