B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Grows Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 131,942 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,935 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,306,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Ford Motor by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after buying an additional 57,182,803 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $863,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336,676 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $387,282,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 8,799,541 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $87,115,000 after purchasing an additional 113,363 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE F opened at $9.56 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $9.06 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $9.73 and a 200 day moving average of $10.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.54, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.28%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on F. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays downgraded Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.37.

Ford Motor Company 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.