Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Acquires Shares of 57,621 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 57,621 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $570,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 66,626 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 3,599 shares during the last quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 25,721 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 2,763 shares during the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 23.7% during the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 26,017 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 4,984 shares during the last quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth about $326,000. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 79,744 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $789,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $10.80. 64,671,629 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 75,825,708. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a fifty-two week low of $8.44 and a fifty-two week high of $14.85. The business's 50 day moving average is $9.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. The company had revenue of $40.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.99 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.49 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target 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. Three 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, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $10.00.

About Ford Motor

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.