O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Has $11.44 Million Stake in Ford Motor Company $F

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 24.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 871,862 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 170,373 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $11,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of F. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the fourth quarter worth approximately $674,437,000. DLD Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $299,000,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 81.1% in the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 35,438,722 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $423,847,000 after purchasing an additional 15,866,285 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 26.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 38,153,383 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $500,572,000 after purchasing an additional 8,086,564 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 190.7% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,006,776 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $131,641,000 after purchasing an additional 7,220,686 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on F shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.41.

Ford Motor Price Performance

Shares of F stock opened at $14.31 on Thursday. Ford Motor Company has a 52-week low of $10.38 and a 52-week high of $17.78. The stock has a market cap of $57.00 billion, a PE ratio of -9.23, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $13.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.26.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 analysts’ expectations of $42.66 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.64 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -38.71%.

Ford Motor 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.