Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC cut its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 39.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 327,520 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 213,094 shares during the quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,256,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of F. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after buying an additional 57,182,803 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 88.0% in the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 22,512,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $222,872,000 after acquiring an additional 10,535,335 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 2,905.1% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 7,989,463 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $79,096,000 after acquiring an additional 7,723,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 29,642,389 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $293,460,000 after acquiring an additional 5,295,086 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of Ford Motor stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $330,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 113,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,253,329. The trade was a 20.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Ford Motor Price Performance
NYSE F opened at $11.80 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $46.90 billion, a PE ratio of 9.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.13. The business's fifty day moving average is $10.53 and its 200 day moving average is $10.01. Ford Motor Company has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.
Ford Motor Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.09%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on F shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group reduced their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.03.
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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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