Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 488,177 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 52,416 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $5,156,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of F. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 122,609,058 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,294,752,000 after acquiring an additional 5,270,562 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Ford Motor by 27.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $453,732,000 after purchasing an additional 7,793,944 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.0% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 31,823,353 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $399,066,000 after purchasing an additional 318,715 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management increased its position in shares of Ford Motor by 1.6% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 20,115,487 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $252,248,000 after buying an additional 312,496 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 11,639,886 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $122,917,000 after buying an additional 84,600 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

F has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Ford Motor in a report on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. StockNews.com upgraded Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.02.

Ford Motor Trading Down 2.6 %

Shares of F opened at $11.10 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.44. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $9.49 and a 12-month high of $14.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.02. Ford Motor had a net margin of 1.93% and a return on equity of 16.16%. The business had revenue of $46.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.81 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.18%.

Ford Motor 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.