Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL Grows Stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL increased its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 17.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,647 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 1,693 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $120,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MSH Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth $266,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor by 357.4% in the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 56,325 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 44,010 shares during the last quarter. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at about $178,000. Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 186,981 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 23,384 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 536,076 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $5,307,000 after purchasing an additional 19,365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. StockNews.com cut shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $9.00 price objective (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.30.

Ford Motor Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:F opened at $9.41 on Thursday. 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 has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $9.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.15.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.38%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.