70,578 Ford Motor Company $F Shares Acquired by Integrity Alliance LLC.

Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its holdings in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 58.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 191,245 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 70,578 shares during the period. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,306,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in F. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Ford Motor in the second quarter worth $4,649,131,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 0.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 194,039,770 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,697,153,000 after acquiring an additional 1,492,186 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 318.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 72,424,686 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,006,703,000 after acquiring an additional 55,100,244 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Ford Motor during the second quarter worth about $717,218,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Ford Motor by 3.5% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 47,442,901 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $547,379,000 after acquiring an additional 1,585,557 shares during the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ford Motor News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ford Motor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Higher-margin demand is a bright spot: combined sales of Tremor and Platinum trims rose nearly 60% through September. Ford also reported a 40% year-over-year increase in active subscriptions and record quarterly software and services revenue. Ford’s Q3 Sales Slipped. Here’s the Silver Lining: Customers Are Splurging on Fancy Trims. Ford’s Next Growth Engine Could Already Be in Your Driveway
• Positive Sentiment: Ford says cost reductions, disciplined production and improved pricing are helping narrow Model e losses. Its conventional Ford Blue business also has support from truck and SUV demand, cost savings and a nine-month EBIT increase. Will Ford’s Gen-1 Cost Reductions Drive Further Model e Improvements? Can Ford Blue Achieve Its $5.5 Billion EBIT Target in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Ford’s Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.49 beat analyst expectations, though revenue of $49.53 billion was slightly below consensus. The results offer some earnings support amid softer sales. F Q3 deep dive: auto adjacencies offset sales volume declines, affordable EV launch in focus
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 vehicle sales fell 6.6%, and revenue declined 2% year over year. Although Model e losses narrowed, its margins deteriorated further; the upcoming Fathom midsize electric pickup launch will be an important test of the EV turnaround. Ford’s EV Losses Narrowed. Is the Turnaround Fool’s Gold?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on F. Zacks Research cut shares of Ford Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Ford Motor from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 12th. DZ Bank raised Ford Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $16.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $14.50 to $17.50 in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.02.

Ford Motor Price Performance

NYSE F opened at $12.69 on Thursday. Ford Motor Company has a 12 month low of $11.11 and a 12 month high of $17.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.58 billion, a PE ratio of -6.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 1.88. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.34.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.08. Ford Motor had a positive return on equity of 18.89% and a negative net margin of 4.17%. The firm had revenue of $49.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Ford Motor Company will post 1.90 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is currently -30.46%.

Ford Motor Company Profile

Ford Motor Co is an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1903 by Henry Ford and headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. The company helped popularize mass automobile production and is known for brands including Ford and Lincoln.

Ford develops, manufactures and sells cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles, commercial vehicles and electric vehicles. Its product portfolio includes the F-Series pickup trucks, Transit commercial vans, Mustang sports cars and a range of utility vehicles. The company also provides vehicle software, connected services, fleet solutions, maintenance and other support services.

Ford operates through Ford Blue, which focuses on gasoline- and hybrid-powered vehicles; Model e, which develops electric vehicles and related technologies; and Ford Pro, which serves commercial and fleet customers.