Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd Buys New Stake in Ford Motor Company $F

Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,528,324 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $33,172,000. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd owned 0.06% of Ford Motor at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in F. DLD Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $299,000,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Ford Motor by 81.1% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 35,438,722 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $423,847,000 after acquiring an additional 15,866,285 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 190.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 11,006,776 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $131,641,000 after acquiring an additional 7,220,686 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 467,617,755 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,592,708,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371,758 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 235.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,654,684 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $55,670,000 after acquiring an additional 3,267,209 shares during the period. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research lowered Ford Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Ford Motor from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Bank of America assumed coverage on Ford Motor in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $17.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Ford Motor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ford Motor presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.56.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE F opened at $14.93 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $12.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market cap of $59.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.63, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.65. Ford Motor Company has a 1 year low of $9.88 and a 1 year high of $14.95.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $43.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $42.66 billion. Ford Motor had a positive return on equity of 15.77% and a negative net margin of 3.22%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.14 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -38.71%.

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.