Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Purchases 92,183 Shares of Ford Motor Company $F

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor Company by 32.3%, acquiring an additional 92,183 shares, bringing its total holdings to 378,021 shares valued at approximately $4.1 million.
• Several equities analysts have upgraded their ratings on Ford, with Jefferies raising its target price to $12.00 while UBS increased it to $12.50 as the stock maintains a consensus rating of "Hold" with a target price of $11.04.
• Ford Motor recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, leading to an annualized dividend yield of 5.1% and a payout ratio of approximately 76.92%.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 32.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 378,021 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 92,183 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Ford Motor were worth $4,102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of F. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 289.1% during the 1st 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 during the period. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Elite Financial Inc. bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Ford Motor during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on F shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their target price for the company from $9.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Dbs Bank cut shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.04.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.1%

Ford Motor stock opened at $11.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.69 and a 200 day moving average of $10.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.53. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $12.80. 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 (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $50.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.91 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 12.46%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is currently 76.92%.

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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