MetLife Investment Management LLC Has $10.23 Million Stake in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,033,568 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 17,935 shares during the quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $10,232,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 402,083,883 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,980,630,000 after purchasing an additional 57,182,803 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $1,278,153,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 84,078,284 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $830,662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,127 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 46,508,882 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $460,444,000 after acquiring an additional 4,925,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Ford Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $387,282,000. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

F has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Ford Motor from $19.00 to $15.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. TD Cowen started coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They set a “hold” rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.30.

Ford Motor Stock Down 1.6 %

F opened at $9.48 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.12. Ford Motor has a 52 week low of $8.44 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $37.57 billion, a PE ratio of 6.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 3.18%. As a group, research analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.33%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.10%.

About Ford Motor

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.