Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 78.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 286,372 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 126,323 shares during the quarter. Ford Motor makes up approximately 1.0% of Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,835,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in F. Meridian Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% in the third quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 85,471 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $903,000 after buying an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $982,000 after buying an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 6.6% in the third quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,096 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $170,000 after buying an additional 990 shares in the last quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 9.0% in the third quarter. PBMares Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,976 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 991 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pointe Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 4.8% in the third quarter. Pointe Capital Management LLC now owns 21,821 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
F stock opened at $9.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $36.76 billion, a PE ratio of 6.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.57. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $9.18 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.
F has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays cut shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock 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, nine have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $12.04.
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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.
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