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Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Increases Stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

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Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,484,075 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 55,433 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $14,885,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 4.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 122,609,058 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,294,752,000 after purchasing an additional 5,270,562 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Ford Motor by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $863,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336,676 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in Ford Motor by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 24,347,303 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $257,108,000 after purchasing an additional 636,330 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 112.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,976,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $126,477,000 after buying an additional 6,348,185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 11,639,886 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $122,917,000 after buying an additional 84,600 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

F has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays downgraded 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 note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.89.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on F

Ford Motor Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE F traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $9.38. 39,547,549 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 75,476,375. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.42, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.10 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company's 50-day moving average is $9.85 and its 200-day moving average is $10.44.

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 for the quarter, topping 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%. Analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 6.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.10%.

About Ford Motor

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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.

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