Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Bought by International Private Wealth Advisors LLC

International Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,246 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 1,298 shares during the quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $280,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 169.9% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on F shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target 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. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.89.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE:F opened at $9.26 on Tuesday. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.12 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $36.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $10.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.52.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.48%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 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.