Ford Motor Company $F Shares Bought by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 32.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 446,852 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 109,409 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $5,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of F. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the 1st quarter valued at about $304,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 41.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 147,760 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,482,000 after purchasing an additional 43,385 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 22.4% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 176,177 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,766,000 after purchasing an additional 32,290 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 9.6% in the first quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $126,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the first quarter valued at approximately $8,809,000. 58.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of F opened at $14.22 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $13.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.25. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.50. 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 firm has a market cap of $56.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced 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 analysts’ expectations of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

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

Trending Headlines about Ford Motor

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on F shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.54.

About Ford Motor

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.