Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Has $50,000 Stock Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. cut its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 46.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,010 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,330 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $50,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of F. Hager Investment Management Services LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on F shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.04.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE F opened at $9.25 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.34, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.18 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $10.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.54.

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 predict that Ford Motor will post 1.7 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.49%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.