Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Shares Sold by Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations trimmed its holdings in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 91.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,840 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 350,294 shares during the quarter. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations' holdings in Ford Motor were worth $309,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Aviva PLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 26.5% in the fourth quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 191,584 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,897,000 after purchasing an additional 40,174 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 134,951 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,336,000 after buying an additional 2,535 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 203.7% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 984,045 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $9,827,000 after buying an additional 659,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 18.9% in the fourth quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 37,427 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $371,000 after buying an additional 5,946 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.6%

F opened at $11.28 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The firm has a market cap of $44.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46, a PEG ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 1.48. Ford Motor Company has a 52 week low of $8.44 and a 52 week high of $11.97. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $10.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.25.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 12.46% and a net margin of 1.70%. The firm had revenue of $50.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 11th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.92%.

Insider Activity at Ford Motor

In other news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the firm's 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 113,939 shares in the company, valued at $1,253,329. This trade represents a 20.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Three 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.53.

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.

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