Ford Motor Company $F Shares Purchased by ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. boosted its position in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 375,065 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,890 shares during the quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $4,069,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. NBC Securities Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 91,763.8% in the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 53,281 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $534,000 after buying an additional 53,223 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 48.9% during the 1st quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 81,580 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $818,000 after acquiring an additional 26,782 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 45.3% during the 1st quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 35,934 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $341,000 after acquiring an additional 11,203 shares in the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 5.2% during the first quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 34,573 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.2% during the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 99,906 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,002,000 after purchasing an additional 2,195 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor Trading Up 3.6%

Shares of F stock opened at $12.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.95. Ford Motor Company has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $12.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.53. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $11.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.82.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.70% and a return on equity of 12.46%. The firm had revenue of $50.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.7%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on F. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $10.71.

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.