Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stake Lessened by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC lowered its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 31,243 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 6,355 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $309,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 4.5% during the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 26,856 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 9.3% during the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 152,227 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,909,000 after buying an additional 12,897 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its position in Ford Motor by 4.1% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,372,643 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $17,213,000 after buying an additional 53,831 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 204.9% during the second quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 71,635 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $898,000 after buying an additional 48,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc increased its position in Ford Motor by 40.5% during the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 589,197 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $7,389,000 after buying an additional 169,725 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on F shares. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley downgraded Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.83.

Ford Motor Stock Up 1.6 %

F stock opened at $10.17 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $40.43 billion, a PE ratio of 11.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.49 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.92.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is 68.18%.

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.