Stonebrook Private Inc. Purchases Shares of 11,474 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Stonebrook Private Inc. bought a new stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 11,474 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $140,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in F. Opinicus Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth $1,061,000. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 13,744 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $168,000 after buying an additional 1,166 shares in the last quarter. TAP Consulting LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. TAP Consulting LLC now owns 30,985 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 2,214 shares during the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 23,452 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 2,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 94,382 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,151,000 after acquiring an additional 5,999 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Down 0.4 %

F stock opened at $12.74 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $12.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.79. The stock has a market cap of $50.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.13, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.63 and a twelve month high of $15.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $42.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.93 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 17.63% and a net margin of 2.21%. The business’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.63 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 8th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 7th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.71%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.86%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Mark Kosman sold 26,898 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total value of $337,031.94. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,988.06. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. UBS Group upped their target price on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. They set a “sell” rating and a $10.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.02.

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.