Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Purchased by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 12.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 488,177 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 52,416 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $5,156,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in Ford Motor by 14,373.9% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 8,885,389 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $93,830,000 after acquiring an additional 8,824,000 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Ford Motor by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $453,732,000 after purchasing an additional 7,793,944 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 122,609,058 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,294,752,000 after acquiring an additional 5,270,562 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 456.9% in the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 4,000,000 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $50,160,000 after purchasing an additional 3,281,800 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 103.6% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,908,726 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $60,844,000 after purchasing an additional 2,497,695 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE F traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $11.09. The company had a trading volume of 18,397,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,931,676. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.44. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.49 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 7th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.41%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 68.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

F has been the subject of several analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Ford Motor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $12.00 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.02.

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.