Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. decreased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 26.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 733,444 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 269,080 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $7,317,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after purchasing an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $460,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.
Ford Motor Stock Performance
Shares of F stock traded down $0.21 on Wednesday, hitting $9.94. 48,328,847 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 72,814,105. The firm's 50 day moving average is $9.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.10. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.41 billion, a PE ratio of 6.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41.
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%. Sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Ford Motor Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have commented on F shares. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen began coverage on Ford Motor in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com lowered Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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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