USS Investment Management Ltd Decreases Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

USS Investment Management Ltd trimmed its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 49.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 310,595 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 301,399 shares during the quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,073,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. NCP Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 62.0% in the fourth quarter. NCP Inc. now owns 74,520 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $738,000 after purchasing an additional 28,528 shares during the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 87.1% in the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 196,100 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,941,000 after purchasing an additional 91,300 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 455,671 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $4,511,000 after buying an additional 49,844 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,012,000. Finally, Wernau Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $344,000. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $10.18. 48,051,880 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,291,398. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $9.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. The company has a market cap of $40.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.97, a price-to-earnings-growth 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.

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

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on F. Bank of America reduced their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays increased 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 report on Tuesday, May 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.03.

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.