Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Holdings Lifted by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 810.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 365,136 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 325,040 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,615,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Yoffe Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $101,000. Uniting Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth $148,000. Pitcairn Co. grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 53,324 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors increased its stake in Ford Motor by 36.7% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 45,348 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $449,000 after purchasing an additional 12,180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneAscent Financial Services LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 14.8% during the fourth quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 59,260 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $587,000 after buying an additional 7,655 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Down 4.7 %

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.45 during trading on Monday, reaching $9.13. The company had a trading volume of 104,228,604 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,241,511. The company has a market cap of $36.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.05 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The firm's fifty day moving average is $9.72 and its 200-day moving average is $10.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16.

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, 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 6.57%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on F shares. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.37.

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.