Vise Technologies Inc. Trims Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Vise Technologies Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 64.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,133 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after selling 89,442 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $496,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Ford Motor by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $3,980,630,000 after purchasing an additional 57,182,803 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 88.0% during the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 22,512,285 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $222,872,000 after acquiring an additional 10,535,335 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 2,905.1% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 7,989,463 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $79,096,000 after acquiring an additional 7,723,601 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Ford Motor by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research raised shares of Ford Motor from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays boosted their price objective 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. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.03.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.2%

NYSE F traded down $0.12 on Wednesday, hitting $10.19. The stock had a trading volume of 101,736,836 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,799,424. The business's fifty day moving average price is $9.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.04. The stock has a market cap of $40.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $14.85.

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

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.89%. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.00%.

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.