Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Acquires 75,980 Shares of Ford Motor Company $F

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 3.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,116,798 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 75,980 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.05% of Ford Motor worth $22,967,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 13,428 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Ford Motor by 7.9% in the second quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,557 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $136,000 after acquiring an additional 919 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in Ford Motor by 3.0% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 31,593 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $374,000 after acquiring an additional 934 shares during the period. Convergence Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Ford Motor by 7.4% during the second quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 13,707 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 941 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 30.9% during the second quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 4,016 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

F has been the topic of several analyst reports. Dbs Bank lowered shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $9.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, October 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price 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. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.73.

Ford Motor Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE F opened at $13.03 on Wednesday. Ford Motor Company has a 1-year low of $8.44 and a 1-year high of $13.97. The company has a market cap of $51.90 billion, a PE ratio of 11.23, a P/E/G ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.49.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. Ford Motor’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect 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 will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.72%.

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.