MKD Wealth Coaches LLC Purchases Shares of 13,800 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

MKD Wealth Coaches LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 13,800 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $137,000. Ford Motor accounts for about 0.1% of MKD Wealth Coaches LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 29.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,464,980 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $15,998,000 after buying an additional 336,720 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake 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 worth $46,408,000 after buying an additional 160,409 shares during the period. NCP Inc. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 62.0% during the 4th quarter. NCP Inc. now owns 74,520 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $738,000 after buying an additional 28,528 shares during the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at $55,456,000. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp boosted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 91,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F stock opened at $9.48 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.10 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company has a market cap of $37.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.42.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm 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 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 6.33%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.89.

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.