Focus Financial Network Inc. Decreases Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Focus Financial Network Inc. lowered its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 18.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 78,586 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 17,411 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $778,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. International Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 28,246 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $994,000. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 29.1% in the 4th quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 21,641 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $214,000 after acquiring an additional 4,880 shares during the last quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,462 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 2,091 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on F shares. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:F opened at $9.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.50. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.10 and a 52-week high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.49%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.10%.

Ford Motor 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.