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

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 24.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 606,159 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 117,982 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $6,257,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in F. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 92,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $982,000 after buying an additional 969 shares during the period. Albion Financial Group UT raised its position in Ford Motor by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 3,600 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 80,728 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $799,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares during the period. Finally, Atlas Brown Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 63,323 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,047 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company. Barclays lowered Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.77.

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Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE:F opened at $9.60 on Thursday. 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 firm has a market cap of $38.03 billion, a PE ratio of 6.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.35. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.06 and a 1-year high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current 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 paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.

Ford Motor Company 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.

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