Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management Invests $192,000 in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 19,441 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $192,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,464,980 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $15,998,000 after acquiring an additional 336,720 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 3.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,394,681 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $46,408,000 after buying an additional 160,409 shares during the period. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $55,456,000. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp purchased a new position in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,853,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 455,671 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $4,511,000 after buying an additional 49,844 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Down 2.0 %

Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $9.30 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.37, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.10 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.45.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on F shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Wolfe Research reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.