Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp Sells 10,200 Shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp reduced its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 18.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 43,900 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 10,200 shares during the quarter. Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $435,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. First Business Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 43.2% in the 4th quarter. First Business Financial Services Inc. now owns 18,193 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $180,000 after purchasing an additional 5,484 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 42,773 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $423,000 after acquiring an additional 5,576 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth $1,928,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,118 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $120,000 after buying an additional 1,112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 122,266 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,210,000 after buying an additional 10,586 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

F opened at $9.65 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $38.23 billion, a PE ratio of 6.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.06 and a 1 year high of $14.85.

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

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is 41.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on F. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price 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 shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.89.

About Ford Motor

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.