CX Institutional Raises Holdings in Ford Motor Company $F

CX Institutional increased its holdings in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 70.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 90,250 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 37,455 shares during the period. CX Institutional’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $1,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 12,543 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 7.4% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 11,822,986 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $128,279,000 after purchasing an additional 813,800 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 7.3% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 7,476,340 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $81,118,000 after purchasing an additional 510,473 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ford Motor by 3.2% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 9,055,356 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $98,251,000 after buying an additional 279,470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aviva PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 1,280.3% in the 2nd quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 2,919,334 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $31,675,000 after buying an additional 2,707,834 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock.

Ford Motor News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade — Piper Sandler raised Ford from Neutral to Overweight and moved its price target up to $16 (from $11), boosting investor confidence in the turnaround and providing fresh buy-side support. Piper Sandler upgrade (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Strong sales / Q4 performance — Ford reported its best U.S. sales and strongest Q4 since 2019, driven by trucks, SUVs and record hybrid sales, supporting near‑term revenue and margin momentum. Ford’s Best Sales Since 2019 (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Autonomy roadmap — Ford reiterated plans to offer a Level‑3 “eyes‑off” driver assistance system in 2028 and to put the tech into a $30,000 EV first, signaling product differentiation and potential software/upside revenue. Ford to offer Level‑3 system in 2028 (Reuters) Eyes‑off driving and $30k EV (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Building autonomy in‑house — Ford says developing key autonomy tech internally is ~30% cheaper than licensing, which could improve long‑term margins on software-enabled features. Autonomy in‑house cost advantage (Business Insider)
• Positive Sentiment: In‑car AI assistant — Ford unveiled plans for an AI driving companion to enhance user experience and differentiate its EVs, which supports future software and recurring‑revenue narratives. AI companion (Business Insider)
• Positive Sentiment: Options flow — Unusual bullish options activity with ~154k call contracts traded (about +59% vs. typical call volume) signals speculative/hedged bullish interest from traders.
• Neutral Sentiment: Trending coverage — Ford has been a heavily searched/trending stock, increasing short‑term volatility and attention but not directly altering fundamentals. Trending stock coverage (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Local news overlap — A press release about a Henry Ford Health partnership is unrelated to Ford Motor’s auto business and unlikely to affect the auto stock. Henry Ford Health partnership (GlobeNewswire)
• Negative Sentiment: Labor / technician shortage — WSJ reports Ford can’t fill thousands of mechanic roles (CEO cites ~5,000 openings), a structural workforce issue that could raise service/production costs and constrain after‑sales service. Mechanic shortage (WSJ)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler raised shares of Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $11.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on Ford Motor from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ford Motor has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.54.

Ford Motor Trading Up 4.7%

Shares of NYSE:F opened at $14.39 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. Ford Motor Company has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $14.50. The stock has a market cap of $57.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.41 and a beta of 1.62. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $13.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.21.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.07. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 2.48%.The firm had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. Ford Motor’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.72%.

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.