Jones Financial Companies Lllp Has $14.36 Million Position in Ford Motor Company $F

Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,195,692 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 154,318 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $14,360,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Ford Motor during the 1st quarter worth $304,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor by 41.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 147,760 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,482,000 after acquiring an additional 43,385 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Ford Motor by 41.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 53,144 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $577,000 after buying an additional 15,666 shares during the period. Grimes & Company Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ford Motor in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $139,000. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ford Motor by 155.4% in the 2nd quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 42,595 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $462,000 after acquiring an additional 25,918 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Ford Motor

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

• Positive Sentiment: Ford is in talks with China’s Geely on a manufacturing and technology partnership that could help share EV development and factory costs, potentially improving margins and capex efficiency. Ford and Geely in talks for manufacturing, technology partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Piper Sandler sees about $2.8 billion of upside to Ford’s EBIT, supporting upside to earnings power and valuation if execution holds. Piper Sandler sees $2.8 billion EBIT upside for Ford (F)
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other previews expect Ford to beat upcoming Q4 earnings estimates — a beat could reinforce the rally and investor confidence. Ford Motor Company (F) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend support: Ford declared a quarterly $0.15/share dividend (ex-div Feb 13), implying a ~4.4% yield — attractive to income-focused investors and supportive of the share floor.
• Positive Sentiment: Value/peer context: Zacks published pieces arguing Ford may be undervalued and has been outpacing some auto peers this year, which may draw value-oriented flows. Are Investors Undervaluing Ford Motor (F) Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Previews and cycle commentary: Seeking Alpha’s Q4 preview stresses longer-term cycles and structural factors; useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Ford Q4 Earnings Preview: Focus On Long-Term And Cycles
• Neutral Sentiment: Timing: Ford is scheduled to release earnings next week — the report itself will likely be the main near-term catalyst. Ford Motor (F) to Release Earnings on Tuesday
• Negative Sentiment: Weak retail trend: Ford’s U.S. deliveries fell ~5.3% in January to 135,362 units, with EV sales slowing — a near-term headwind for growth narrative and EV margin expectations. Ford January U.S. Sales Decline as EV Sales Slow

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler raised Ford Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $11.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $12.50 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Ford Motor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.19.

Ford Motor Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $13.82 on Thursday. Ford Motor Company has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.50. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.54. 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 company has a market cap of $55.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91, a PEG ratio of 5.80 and a beta of 1.66.

Ford Motor Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio is 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.