Natixis Advisors LLC Decreases Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Natixis Advisors LLC cut its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 32.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 323,168 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 154,209 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,199,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of F. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Ford Motor by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after purchasing an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 112.8% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,976,950 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $126,477,000 after acquiring an additional 6,348,185 shares during the period. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $55,456,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 420.2% in the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 6,042,820 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $63,812,000 after purchasing an additional 4,881,105 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in 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 worth $863,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336,676 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

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Ford Motor Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $10.32. The company had a trading volume of 137,181,716 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,656,461. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $9.06 and a fifty-two week 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.29. The firm has a market cap of $40.89 billion, a PE ratio of 7.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on F shares. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. 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 for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $12.00 to $9.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays downgraded Ford Motor from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $11.50.

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.