Corient Private Wealth LLC Lowers Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Corient Private Wealth LLC cut its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 11.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 584,404 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 74,289 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $5,784,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 112.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,976,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $126,477,000 after purchasing an additional 6,348,185 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,456,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 420.2% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 6,042,820 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $63,812,000 after purchasing an additional 4,881,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $863,009,000 after buying an additional 1,336,676 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Ford Motor Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:F traded up $0.03 on Tuesday, hitting $10.28. The company had a trading volume of 83,612,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,232,448. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.06 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $9.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. Equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Barclays lowered shares of Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report 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 on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.50.

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.