Ford Motor Company $F Shares Bought by Advisory Alpha LLC

Advisory Alpha LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 36.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 45,135 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,954 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $490,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Elite Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. AlphaQuest LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 1,018.5% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 3,087 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,811 shares during the period. Finally, City Holding Co. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 47.8% during the 2nd quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 3,090 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Trading Up 0.9%

Ford Motor stock opened at $13.25 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market capitalization of $52.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.42, a PEG ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor Company has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $13.97. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $11.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.16.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

F has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.50 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $13.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.73.

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.