Marshall Wace LLP Decreases Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Marshall Wace LLP lowered its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 41.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,011,614 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 2,784,986 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP owned 0.10% of Ford Motor worth $39,715,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Albion Financial Group UT raised its stake 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 valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Ford Motor by 5.4% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.3% in 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. Atlas Brown Inc. increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.7% during 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 last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 10.6% during the 4th 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 period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on F shares. UBS Group reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.30.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.8 %

Ford Motor stock traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $9.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 30,922,486 shares, compared to its average volume of 111,618,211. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $38.23 billion, a PE ratio of 6.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50 day moving average of $9.60 and a 200-day moving average of $10.12. 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 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, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors 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 6.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.10%.

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.