Greenwich Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Greenwich Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 27.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 305,341 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 65,794 shares during the quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,722,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 835.9% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 2,059 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,839 shares during the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Peoples Bank KS bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Fairfield Bush & CO. bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Mark Kosman sold 26,898 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total value of $337,031.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 7,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $88,988.06. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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F has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and set a $12.00 price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. UBS Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $12.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday, January 17th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. They set a "sell" rating and a $10.00 target price 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $13.82.

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Ford Motor Stock Performance

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F traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $12.14. 39,623,838 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 45,627,332. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.63 and a 52-week high of $15.42. The company's fifty day moving average price is $12.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 6th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.17. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.47% and a return on equity of 18.95%. The firm had revenue of $43.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.89 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a Variable dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 16th were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 15th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 55.56%.

Ford Motor Company Profile

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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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