Arbor Investment Advisors LLC Decreases Holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Arbor Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F) by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,713 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 3,956 shares during the quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $208,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of F. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ford Motor by 27.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $453,732,000 after purchasing an additional 7,793,944 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in Ford Motor by 1.0% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 31,823,353 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $399,066,000 after acquiring an additional 318,715 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in Ford Motor by 1.6% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 20,115,487 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $252,248,000 after acquiring an additional 312,496 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in Ford Motor by 11.0% during the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 12,290,204 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $163,214,000 after purchasing an additional 1,214,640 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Ford Motor by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 9,375,847 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $124,511,000 after purchasing an additional 51,035 shares in the last quarter. 58.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on F. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $11.00 target price on shares of Ford Motor in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Ford Motor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Ford Motor from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.56.

Ford Motor Stock Performance

F stock traded up $0.23 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $11.30. 33,265,500 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 52,915,551. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $10.83 and its 200 day moving average is $11.68. The stock has a market cap of $45.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.64, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.62. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $9.49 and a 52-week high of $14.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.30.

Ford Motor Company Profile

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.