Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $32.40 Million Holdings in Ford Motor Company $F

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,464,555 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 179,500 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $32,402,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 467,617,755 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $5,592,708,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371,758 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 81.1% during the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 35,438,722 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $423,847,000 after acquiring an additional 15,866,285 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 4.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 35,390,868 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $423,275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,597,841 shares in the last quarter. DLD Asset Management LP bought a new position in Ford Motor during the third quarter worth about $299,000,000. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 190.7% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,006,776 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $131,641,000 after acquiring an additional 7,220,686 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on F. UBS Group upgraded Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. HSBC boosted their price target on Ford Motor from $9.80 to $12.80 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, April 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.66.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE:F opened at $12.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.95, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.96. The company has a market cap of $49.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.29 and a beta of 1.70. Ford Motor Company has a 52-week low of $9.81 and a 52-week high of $14.80.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $45.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.78 billion. Ford Motor had a positive return on equity of 10.16% and a negative net margin of 4.37%.Ford Motor’s quarterly revenue was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Ford Motor’s payout ratio is -29.13%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ford Motor news, insider William Clay Ford, Jr. purchased 140,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $13.82 per share, with a total value of $1,934,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,912,600 shares in the company, valued at $54,072,132. This represents a 3.71% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ford Motor Company 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.