Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Bought by Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC

Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 13.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,185 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,857 shares during the quarter. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $150,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in F. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 4.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 122,609,058 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,294,752,000 after buying an additional 5,270,562 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $863,009,000 after buying an additional 1,336,676 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in Ford Motor by 1.0% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 31,823,353 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $399,066,000 after buying an additional 318,715 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 24,347,303 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $257,108,000 after buying an additional 636,330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 112.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,976,950 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,477,000 after acquiring an additional 6,348,185 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE:F opened at $10.17 on Monday. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.49 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The firm has a market cap of $40.43 billion, a PE ratio of 11.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion for 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 quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.77 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on F shares. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.83.

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.