Oxford Asset Management LLP Buys Shares of 33,408 Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 33,408 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $331,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of F. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after purchasing an additional 57,182,803 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $387,282,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $460,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, APG Asset Management N.V. bought a new stake in Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $20,408,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of F stock traded down $0.15 on Wednesday, hitting $10.00. The stock had a trading volume of 121,011,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 73,145,933. The business has a 50 day moving average of $9.67 and a 200 day moving average of $10.10. The stock has a market cap of $39.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. 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 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. As a group, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.00%. Ford Motor's payout ratio is 41.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on F. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Ford Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $9.77.

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.