Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. Raises Position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 25.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 300,000 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 60,000 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% in the 4th 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. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $387,282,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 88.0% in the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 22,512,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $222,872,000 after purchasing an additional 10,535,335 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 2,905.1% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 7,989,463 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $79,096,000 after purchasing an additional 7,723,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 21.7% during the fourth 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 valued at $293,460,000 after purchasing an additional 5,295,086 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research raised Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup increased 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. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted 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. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.03.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the business's 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $11.69. 74,071,331 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 83,028,026. Ford Motor Company has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $10.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.04. The firm has a market cap of $46.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.35, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.49.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.00%.

Ford Motor 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.