Aquatic Capital Management LLC Has $24.13 Million Stock Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 39.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,437,708 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 689,808 shares during the quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC owned 0.06% of Ford Motor worth $24,133,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the third quarter worth about $1,045,000. Sculati Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 4.7% during the third quarter. Sculati Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,774 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $399,000 after buying an additional 1,709 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33,168 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $350,000 after buying an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $192,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 79.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 302,940 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,199,000 after acquiring an additional 134,042 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on F shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 price objective (down from $11.00) on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. They set a "neutral" rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $9.77.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Monday, hitting $10.01. The stock had a trading volume of 76,870,372 shares, compared to its average volume of 72,531,106. The business has a fifty day moving average of $9.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.10. The firm has a market cap of $39.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.86, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued 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 net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.99%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

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.