Ossiam lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 5,282.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,041,504 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 1,022,155 shares during the quarter. Ossiam's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $10,311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Ford Motor by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $460,444,000 after buying an additional 4,925,993 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Ford Motor by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 12,076,929 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $119,562,000 after acquiring an additional 1,626,160 shares during the period. Formula Growth Ltd. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 148.6% during the fourth quarter. Formula Growth Ltd. now owns 298,346 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $2,954,000 after purchasing an additional 178,346 shares during the last quarter. First Washington CORP boosted its position in Ford Motor by 21.7% during the fourth quarter. First Washington CORP now owns 566,469 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $5,608,000 after purchasing an additional 100,918 shares during the period. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 26.7% in the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 68,668 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $680,000 after purchasing an additional 14,474 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Ford Motor Trading Up 2.1 %
Shares of NYSE F traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.85. The stock had a trading volume of 112,839,511 shares, compared to its average volume of 72,191,929. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $9.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.12. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $8.44 and a 1 year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $39.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.09%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.10%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have issued reports on F. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Ford Motor to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $9.77.
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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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