GWN Securities Inc. Takes Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

GWN Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 58,402 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $591,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of F. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 1.8% during the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 125,093 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 2,239 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 39.9% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 192,185 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,029,000 after acquiring an additional 54,830 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its position in Ford Motor by 8.0% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 569,629 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,015,000 after acquiring an additional 42,081 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 6.3% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 94,227 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $995,000 after acquiring an additional 5,557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AM Squared Ltd increased its position in Ford Motor by 535.9% during the third quarter. AM Squared Ltd now owns 76,062 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $803,000 after acquiring an additional 64,100 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on F. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Bank of America reduced 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, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.68.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE:F opened at $9.73 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $9.06 and a 12-month high of $14.85. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is presently 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.