Ossiam Boosts Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Ossiam grew its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 5,282.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,041,504 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,022,155 shares during the period. Ossiam’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $10,311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of F. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,045,000. Sculati Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Ford Motor by 4.7% during the third quarter. Sculati Wealth Management LLC now owns 37,774 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 1,709 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Ford Motor by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33,168 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $192,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 79.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 302,940 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,199,000 after purchasing an additional 134,042 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on F shares. BNP Paribas raised Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Barclays dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. TD Cowen began coverage on Ford Motor in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 price objective for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $9.40 to $7.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.30.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

NYSE F opened at $9.63 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $38.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.59, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.85.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ford Motor will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is 41.10%.

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.