Ford Motor Company $F Shares Acquired by CX Institutional

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

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.0% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 462,245,997 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,015,369,000 after acquiring an additional 4,585,636 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 145,172,134 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,575,118,000 after purchasing an additional 5,118,228 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 17.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 103,784,031 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,122,434,000 after purchasing an additional 15,748,694 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Ford Motor during the second quarter worth $405,328,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 3.3% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 34,301,362 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $372,170,000 after buying an additional 1,104,139 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Ford Motor News

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)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

F has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Ford Motor from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $9.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised 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. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.54.

Ford Motor Trading Up 4.7%

F stock opened at $14.39 on Friday. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.50. The business’s 50-day moving average is $13.25 and its 200 day moving average is $12.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The stock has a market cap of $57.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.41 and a beta of 1.62.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $50.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 2.48%.The business’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.49 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ford Motor Company will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ford Motor Announces Dividend

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

Ford Motor Profile

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.