Aldebaran Financial Inc. Raises Stake in Ford Motor Company (F)

Aldebaran Financial Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 0.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 115,099 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Aldebaran Financial Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,340,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of F. Argent Trust Co increased its position in Ford Motor by 0.3% in the first quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 11,226 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. FNY Managed Accounts LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 0.3% in the first quarter. FNY Managed Accounts LLC now owns 10,339 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $120,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America increased its position in Ford Motor by 0.8% in the first quarter. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America now owns 15,078 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Rockland Trust Co. increased its position in Ford Motor by 0.4% in the first quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 41,051 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $478,000 after buying an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hanson McClain Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 0.6% in the first quarter. Hanson McClain Inc. now owns 27,656 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. 55.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Company (F) traded down 0.1292% during trading on Tuesday, hitting $10.8959. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,514,811 shares. Ford Motor Company has a 12 month low of $10.67 and a 12 month high of $13.27. The firm has a market cap of $43.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.4694 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.24 and a 200 day moving average of $11.57.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 26th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.13. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 19.69% and a net margin of 2.52%. The firm had revenue of $36.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $37.22 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post $1.76 earnings per share for the current year.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 20th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.50%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.16%.

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Several research firms have recently issued reports on F. Vetr downgraded Ford Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $12.78 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, July 4th. BidaskClub raised Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 5th. Nomura reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $14.80 price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday, May 2nd. Zacks Investment Research raised Ford Motor from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 24th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $10.00 price objective on Ford Motor and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, June 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Ford Motor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.60.

In other news, VP John T. Lawler sold 80,624 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total transaction of $886,864.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 10 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $110. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider James D. Farley, Jr. sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.16, for a total value of $279,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 428,411 shares in the company, valued at $4,781,066.76. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ford Motor Company Profile

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company. The Company’s business includes designing, manufacturing, marketing, and servicing a full line of Ford cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles. The Company operates in four segments: Automotive, Financial Services, Ford Smart Mobility LLC, and Central Treasury Operations.