Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Has $14.27 Million Position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. decreased its position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 7.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,422,500 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 110,700 shares during the quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $14,268,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Tallon Kerry Patrick purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at $116,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 104,375 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,033,000 after acquiring an additional 10,148 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 143.3% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 250,303 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $2,478,000 after purchasing an additional 147,409 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,484,075 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $14,885,000 after buying an additional 55,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 39.7% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 252,384 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $2,499,000 after acquiring an additional 71,765 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on F shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Barclays raised their target price 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 upgraded Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.03.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE:F traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $10.43. 82,687,065 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,505,473. Ford Motor Company has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The company has a market capitalization of $41.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $10.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.16. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 13.49%. The business's revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. Sell-side 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. 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 5.76%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

Ford Motor Company 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.