Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $460.44 Million Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 11.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 1.17% of Ford Motor worth $460,444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Albion Financial Group UT raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 3,600 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,693 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $195,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 80,728 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $799,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 63,323 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $627,000 after buying an additional 1,047 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 11,429 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,098 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Stock Up 2.6 %

F stock traded up $0.26 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $10.04. The company had a trading volume of 45,825,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 112,592,211. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $8.44 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The company has a market capitalization of $39.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.87, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.12.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its 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 net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on F shares. UBS Group cut their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $9.77.

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.