Natixis Advisors LLC Has $10.13 Million Stock Holdings in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 212.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,009,873 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 686,705 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $10,129,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in F. Grove Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 289.1% during the first quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,533 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882 shares in the last quarter. Elite Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on F. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays upped their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ford Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, July 20th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.40.

Ford Motor Stock Down 2.4%

F stock opened at $10.80 on Monday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $10.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. Ford Motor Company has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $11.97. The stock has a market cap of $42.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.48.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $50.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $42.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 76.92%.

Insider Activity at Ford Motor

In other news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.00, for a total transaction of $330,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 113,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,253,329. This represents a 20.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.

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