Arvest Investments Inc. Takes Position in Ford Motor Company $F

Key Points

• Arvest Investments Inc. has acquired 52,181 shares of Ford Motor Company valued at approximately $566,000 during the second quarter.
• Ford reported earnings per share of $0.37 for its most recent quarter, exceeding expectations and showing a revenue increase of 5.0% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, translating to an annualized yield of 5.1%.

Arvest Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 52,181 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Garde Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 27.5% during the second quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 30,598 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $332,000 after buying an additional 6,598 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 16.5% during the second quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 24,598 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $267,000 after buying an additional 3,487 shares in the last quarter. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the first quarter worth approximately $1,800,000. Optima Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 14.2% during the first quarter. Optima Capital LLC now owns 25,424 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 3,162 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Anderson Financial Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 13.9% during the first quarter. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC now owns 141,107 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,415,000 after buying an additional 17,181 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Dbs Bank cut shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $10.53.

Ford Motor Stock Down 0.6%

F stock traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $11.61. The company had a trading volume of 58,030,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 94,040,805. Ford Motor Company has a 1 year low of $8.44 and a 1 year high of $11.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The company has a market capitalization of $46.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.88, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 12.46%. The company had revenue of $50.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. The company's revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 76.92%.

Insider Transactions at Ford Motor

In other Ford Motor news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total value of $330,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 113,939 shares in the company, valued at $1,253,329. This represents a 20.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ford Motor Company 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.