Aviva PLC boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 26.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 191,584 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 40,174 shares during the period. Aviva PLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,897,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after buying an additional 6,497,321 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $830,662,000 after buying an additional 2,089,127 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 8,799,541 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $87,115,000 after acquiring an additional 113,363 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
F has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.50.
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Ford Motor Stock Performance
Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $9.32. The company had a trading volume of 21,133,650 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,980,114. The firm has a market cap of $36.94 billion, a PE ratio of 6.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year 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. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.17.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. On average, analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.44%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.
Ford Motor Profile
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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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