Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Bought by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 24.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 158,777 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 31,073 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $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 in the 4th quarter valued at about $387,282,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 88.0% in the 4th 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 period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Ford Motor by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,278,153,000 after purchasing an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Ford Motor by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $460,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,925,993 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Trading Down 2.2%

F opened at $10.49 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $9.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.06. Ford Motor 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 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The firm's revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.72%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on F. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.00.

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.

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