Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Ford Motor (F)

Posted by on Jun 7th, 2023

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Ford Motor (NYSE: F):

  • 6/5/2023 – Ford Motor was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $12.80.
  • 5/30/2023 – Ford Motor was upgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $13.00.
  • 5/25/2023 – Ford Motor was upgraded by analysts at Daiwa Capital Markets from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $12.00 price target on the stock.
  • 5/18/2023 – Ford Motor is now covered by analysts at StockNews.com. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.
  • 5/15/2023 – Ford Motor had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $12.50 to $12.80.
  • 5/3/2023 – Ford Motor had its price target raised by analysts at Benchmark Co. from $19.00 to $20.00.
  • 5/2/2023 – Ford Motor was upgraded by analysts at TheStreet from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating.

Ford Motor Stock Up 2.7 %

NYSE F opened at $12.93 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.08 and a 200-day moving average of $12.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.54. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $10.61 and a 52 week high of $16.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.20.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 2nd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $39.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $37.42 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 19.99% and a net margin of 1.75%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.38 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.74 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 26th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 25th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.64%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently 84.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 78.2% in the 4th quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,998 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the last quarter. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Baldwin Brothers LLC MA bought a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Boulder Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the first quarter worth about $27,000. 49.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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