Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC increased its stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 48,993 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,937 shares during the quarter. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $485,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 129,106,379 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 112.8% during the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,976,950 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,477,000 after purchasing an additional 6,348,185 shares during the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Ford Motor during the third quarter worth about $55,456,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 420.2% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 6,042,820 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $63,812,000 after purchasing an additional 4,881,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 81,989,157 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $863,009,000 after buying an additional 1,336,676 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

F has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $12.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays cut shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $13.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.50.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.4 %

F opened at $10.03 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.31. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $9.06 and a 12 month high of $14.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a net margin of 3.18% and a return on equity of 16.88%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.99%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.