Rothschild Investment LLC Sells 18,715 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Rothschild Investment LLC lowered its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 36.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 32,233 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 18,715 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hager Investment Management Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% during the fourth quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSE:F opened at $9.42 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $37.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.10 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.43.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share 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%. Analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.37%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 41.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

F has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target 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, February 10th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their target price 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.89.

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.