Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Shares Acquired by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 2.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,444,547 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 83,905 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.09% of Ford Motor worth $34,549,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after acquiring an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised 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 valued at $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised 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 valued at $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings 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 valued at $460,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $387,282,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F opened at $10.81 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26. The firm has a market cap of $42.99 billion, a PE ratio of 8.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.50. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $10.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.96. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 13.49%. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.99 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.49 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.55%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, June 14th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.03.

About Ford Motor

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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