Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Acquired by UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 21.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,642,389 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 5,295,086 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.75% of Ford Motor worth $293,460,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of F. Albion Financial Group UT grew its position in Ford Motor by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 3,600 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,693 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 80,728 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $799,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 11,429 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Ford Motor by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,118 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,112 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on F. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research raised Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.00.

Ford Motor Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:F opened at $10.49 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm has a market cap of $41.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The company's 50-day moving average price is $9.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.06.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The business had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. Ford Motor's revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Ford Motor 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 Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.72%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 48.00%.

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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