Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Buys 99,932 Shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 5.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,040,818 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 99,932 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.05% of Ford Motor worth $20,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 289.1% during the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,533 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882 shares during the period. Elite Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on F shares. Sanford C. Bernstein cut 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 report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays lifted 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. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.37.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Andrew Frick sold 30,000 shares of the business'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 sale, the insider owned 113,939 shares in the company, valued at $1,253,329. The trade was a 20.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded up $0.21 during trading on Friday, reaching $11.47. 52,268,568 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 79,838,680. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.13. Ford Motor Company has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $11.97. The company has a market cap of $45.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.17, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.49. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $10.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.17.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.16. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 13.49% and a net margin of 2.74%. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. Ford Motor's revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.23%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.