Ford Motor Company $F Shares Purchased by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH raised its stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 180.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 200,670 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 129,228 shares during the quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,400,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 7.4% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 11,822,986 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $128,279,000 after purchasing an additional 813,800 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 7.3% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,476,340 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $81,118,000 after purchasing an additional 510,473 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 3.2% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 9,055,356 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $98,251,000 after purchasing an additional 279,470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aviva PLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1,280.3% in the second quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 2,919,334 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $31,675,000 after purchasing an additional 2,707,834 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Ford Motor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ford’s push to bring Level?3 “eyes?off” highway autonomy to market by 2028 and a plan for a $30,000 UEV platform could expand addressable market and margin power if executed. This is being framed as a key growth driver and puts Ford competitively alongside Tesla, GM and Rivian. Ford Bets Big on Level 3 Autonomy Reuters: Ford to offer eyes-off system
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler upgraded Ford to overweight and raised its price target to $16, signaling stronger analyst confidence in the turnaround and providing potential upside support. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Sales momentum: Ford reported its best U.S. sales and Q4 performance since 2019, driven by trucks, SUVs and record hybrid volumes — a near?term fundamentals boost for revenue and margin outlook. Ford’s Best Sales Since 2019
• Positive Sentiment: Market bullishness visible in flow: unusually large call option buying (?154k calls, ~59% above average) suggests some traders are betting on near?term upside or a catalyst. No link
• Positive Sentiment: Relative wins vs. peers: commentary arguing Ford is the auto stock to buy as GM takes a roughly $6B EV charge may prompt investor rotation toward Ford on perceived execution and cost advantages. As EV Dream Fades, Ford — Not GM — Is the Auto Stock to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Ford announced an in?house AI driving companion and reiterated plans to build more autonomy tech internally (cited as ~30% cheaper than licensing). These initiatives support product differentiation but carry execution and software?development risk. Business Insider: AI companion Business Insider: autonomy in-house
• Neutral Sentiment: Non-core partnership: Henry Ford Health/BAMF Health announced a medical center partnership — strategic for regional community impact but not material to auto fundamentals. BAMF Health partner release
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the positive headlines, shares fell today — likely reflecting short?term profit?taking, valuation compression after recent gains, or investor caution about execution/costs and timing for autonomy rollouts. No specific negative company news was reported in these items. No link

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE F opened at $14.22 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. Ford Motor Company has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $14.50.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $50.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 2.48%.Ford Motor’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.49 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th were issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Monday, December 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.54.

Ford Motor Company Profile

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.