MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 11.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,276 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,544 shares during the period. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $151,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 270.7% in the 3rd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 25,169 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 18,380 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 250.5% in the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 31,208 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $330,000 after buying an additional 22,305 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 315.1% in the 3rd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 11,540 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $122,000 after buying an additional 8,760 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 85,917 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $907,000 after purchasing an additional 3,523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 160,448 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 2,015 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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 analyst reports. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.89.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F opened at $9.22 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $10.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.51. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.12 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $36.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

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 issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is presently 41.10%.

About Ford Motor

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.