Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Position Increased by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 66.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 210,743 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 83,941 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,086,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in 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 last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $863,009,000 after acquiring an additional 1,336,676 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 2.7% during the third 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 valued at $257,108,000 after acquiring an additional 636,330 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 112.8% in the third 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 0.7% in the third 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 during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on F shares. Barclays lowered Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI cut their target price on 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. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Ford Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $11.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.89.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.1 %

NYSE F opened at $9.29 on Friday. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.10 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 50 day simple moving average of $9.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.63.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. Research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.46%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.10%.

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.

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