Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Shares Acquired by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 1.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 308,901 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,377 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $3,262,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 14,373.9% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 8,885,389 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $93,830,000 after purchasing an additional 8,824,000 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 27.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $453,732,000 after buying an additional 7,793,944 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in Ford Motor by 456.9% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 4,000,000 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $50,160,000 after buying an additional 3,281,800 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 103.6% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,908,726 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $60,844,000 after buying an additional 2,497,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1,215.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,693,585 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $28,444,000 after buying an additional 2,488,850 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on F shares. Evercore ISI raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $16.00 to $12.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $10.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com upgraded Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.02.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.0 %

F stock opened at $11.11 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $44.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.49 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.53.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.16% and a net margin of 1.93%. Ford Motor’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.40%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

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.