Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Takes Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 237,700 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $2,898,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. RB Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 14.6% during the first quarter. RB Capital Management LLC now owns 27,339 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $462,000 after purchasing an additional 3,477 shares in the last quarter. Fairfield Bush & CO. purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the first quarter valued at $37,000. Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Ford Motor by 275.4% during the first quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 111,481 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $1,886,000 after buying an additional 81,783 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in Ford Motor by 17.3% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 325,778 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $5,509,000 after buying an additional 47,959 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its stake in Ford Motor by 3.0% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 564,002 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $9,537,000 after buying an additional 16,498 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ford Motor

In other Ford Motor news, CAO Mark Kosman sold 26,898 shares of Ford Motor stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total transaction of $337,031.94. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $88,988.06. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Citigroup increased their target price on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Redburn Atlantic began coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Barclays increased their target price on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Finally, Piper Sandler started coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 15th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $13.82.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:F traded down $0.14 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $12.09. The company had a trading volume of 56,347,301 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,555,555. The stock has a market cap of $48.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.63. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.63 and a one year high of $15.42. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.17. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 2.47%. The firm had revenue of $43.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.06 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. Ford Motor's quarterly revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a Variable dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 16th were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 15th. Ford Motor's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.56%.

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.