Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Stock Holdings Trimmed by Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC decreased its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 43.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 540,614 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 415,060 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $5,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 169.9% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 3,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 2,068 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

F has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered 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. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays cut Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE F traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.26. 35,100,907 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 74,244,719. The company's 50 day moving average price is $9.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.10 and a 12 month high of $14.85.

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

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.48%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.10%.

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.