Vontobel Holding Ltd. Grows Stock Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) by 130.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 807,987 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 457,475 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $9,849,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in F. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its position in Ford Motor by 835.9% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 2,059 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,839 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the third quarter worth $27,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the second quarter worth $28,000. Peoples Bank KS bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the third quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Fairfield Bush & CO. bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the second quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on F. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Friday, March 15th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $13.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic began coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Wednesday, January 24th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $13.82.

Ford Motor Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE F traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.03. The stock had a trading volume of 43,589,366 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,424,074. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.63 and a twelve month high of $15.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market cap of $47.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.63. The company's 50 day moving average price is $12.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.76.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced 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 net margin of 2.47% and a return on equity of 18.95%. The firm had revenue of $43.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.51 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.9 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a Variable dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 16th were issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 15th. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 55.56%.

Insider Activity at Ford Motor

In related news, CAO Mark Kosman sold 26,898 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total value of $337,031.94. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,102 shares of the company's stock, valued at $88,988.06. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.