Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s distance from 20 day simple moving average is -0.61% whereas its distance from 50 day simple moving average is -2.64% along with -2.86% distance from 200 day simple moving average.
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Currently Ford Motor Company (F) captured an average recommendation of ” Hold ” from analysts, according to FactSet data.
USA stocks finished higher on Monday as investor fears for an interest rate hike subsided after Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard urged caution about removing monetary stimulus too quickly. Barclays PLC restated an equal weight rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of General Motors in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. The 17 stock analysts who cover the stock have an average PT at $36.47, with individual targets in the range of $29 to $50. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has a market capitalization of $47.84B and most recently 3.90B outstanding shares have been calculated. 8 said a “Buy Rating” and 1 announced “Overweight Rating”.
Analysts are expecting that the company to achieve $13.79 Price Target in next 52-weeks, average price is come up through the consensus of analysts.
Earnings Roundup: In the last fiscal quarter alone, General Motors Company generated almost $42.37B in sales and net income of $1.86/share. The auto manufacturer reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.35. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. General Motors had a return on equity of 23.96% and a net margin of 7.90%. Investors of record on Friday, September 9th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 26th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is now 29.27%. The stock has relative volume of 1.73. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.94, for a total value of $199,625.00. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $31.01 per share, for a total transaction of $49,616.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company.
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Earnings growth is an important factor to look at when buying stocks and investors look for companies that have grown their earnings at least 25% or more for the past 3 years. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in General Motors during the second quarter worth $247,000. Corporate insiders own 0.04% of the company’s stock. Tealwood Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in General Motors by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 33,746,016 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $454,713,000 after buying an additional 1,114,524 shares during the last quarter. The insider owns 152,159 shares as of May 19, 2016, now worth $1883728. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 1,376,585 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $43,267,000 after buying an additional 60,480 shares during the last quarter. Kempner Capital Management Inc. now owns 218,320 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $6,862,000 after buying an additional 1,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in General Motors by 2.8% in the second quarter. Over the last 3 months and over the last 6 months, the shares of General Motors Company (GM), have changed 2.93% and 30.76%, respectively. General Motors Company’s (GM) is a part of Consumer Goods sector and belongs to Auto Manufacturers – Major industry. In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Finance, executive chairman Bill Ford explains how the company is facing the opportunities and challenges of the 21 Century.
