Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Raises Stock Position in Ford Motor Company $F

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:FFree Report) by 416.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 217,761 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 175,600 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,857,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 471,705,454 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $6,188,776,000 after purchasing an additional 4,087,699 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 152,017,084 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,994,464,000 after purchasing an additional 4,089,779 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 106,600,353 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,394,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255,349 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $674,437,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 45,857,344 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $601,687,000 after purchasing an additional 125,534 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of F stock opened at $14.82 on Monday. Ford Motor Company has a 12 month low of $10.38 and a 12 month high of $17.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 1.79. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $13.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.29.

Ford Motor (NYSE:FGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.48. Ford Motor had a negative net margin of 3.22% and a positive return on equity of 15.77%. The firm had revenue of $43.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is currently -38.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on F. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $14.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.63.

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Ford Motor Company Profile

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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Founded by Henry Ford in 1903, the company became an early pioneer of mass-production techniques with the Model T and the adoption of the moving assembly line. Today, Ford designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of vehicles and mobility solutions under the Ford and Lincoln brands, spanning passenger cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vehicles.

Ford’s business activities extend beyond vehicle production to include parts and aftermarket services, fleet and commercial sales, and automotive financing through Ford Motor Credit Company.

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