Semus Wealth Partners LLC Invests $113,000 in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Semus Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 10,672 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $113,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. ING Groep NV grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 93.4% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 1,181,128 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $12,473,000 after purchasing an additional 570,293 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 91,278 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $964,000 after acquiring an additional 15,729 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 795,732 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,403,000 after acquiring an additional 48,456 shares in the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 333.6% in the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 59,179 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $625,000 after acquiring an additional 45,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1834 Investment Advisors Co. lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 87.7% in the 3rd quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 274,433 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,898,000 after acquiring an additional 128,256 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.3 %

F stock opened at $11.04 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.88 billion, a PE ratio of 12.51, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.49 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.50.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is 68.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

F has been the topic of several research reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Evercore ISI upgraded Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.02.

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.