133,200 Shares in Ford Motor Company $F Bought by SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd.

Key Points

• SBI Okasan Asset Management disclosed a new fourth-quarter stake in Ford Motor, buying 133,200 shares valued at about $1.77 million.
• Ford continues to attract broad institutional interest, with major holders like Vanguard, Geode Capital, and others increasing positions; 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutions.
• Analysts are cautious overall: Ford has a Hold consensus rating with a $13.56 price target, even though the company recently beat earnings expectations and announced a $0.15 quarterly dividend for a 3.6% annual yield.

SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. acquired a new stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 133,200 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $1,769,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ford Motor by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 471,705,454 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $6,188,776,000 after buying an additional 4,087,699 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Ford Motor by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 106,600,353 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,394,697,000 after buying an additional 1,255,349 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in Ford Motor by 81.1% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 35,438,722 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $423,847,000 after buying an additional 15,866,285 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Ford Motor by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 35,390,868 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $423,275,000 after buying an additional 1,597,841 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in Ford Motor by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 32,135,432 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $421,617,000 after buying an additional 179,979 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Ford Motor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $13.50 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.56.

Ford Motor Price Performance

F opened at $16.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $66.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 1.65. Ford Motor Company has a fifty-two week low of $9.88 and a fifty-two week high of $16.75. The company's 50-day moving average price is $12.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $43.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.66 billion. Ford Motor had a negative net margin of 3.22% and a positive return on equity of 15.77%. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is -38.71%.

Ford Motor Profile

Ford Motor Company NYSE: F is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded by Henry Ford in 1903, the company became an early pioneer of mass-production techniques with the Model T and the adoption of the moving assembly line. Today, Ford designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of vehicles and mobility solutions under the Ford and Lincoln brands, spanning passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.

Ford's business activities extend beyond vehicle production to include parts and aftermarket services, fleet and commercial sales, and automotive financing through Ford Motor Credit Company.

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