Ford Motor Company $F Stake Increased by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH increased its holdings in shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) by 180.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 200,670 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 129,228 shares during the quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $2,400,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Trending Headlines about Ford Motor

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

• Positive Sentiment: Ford’s push to bring Level‑3 “eyes‑off” highway autonomy to market by 2028 and a plan for a $30,000 UEV platform could expand addressable market and margin power if executed. This is being framed as a key growth driver and puts Ford competitively alongside Tesla, GM and Rivian. Ford Bets Big on Level 3 Autonomy Reuters: Ford to offer eyes-off system
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler upgraded Ford to overweight and raised its price target to $16, signaling stronger analyst confidence in the turnaround and providing potential upside support. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Sales momentum: Ford reported its best U.S. sales and Q4 performance since 2019, driven by trucks, SUVs and record hybrid volumes — a near‑term fundamentals boost for revenue and margin outlook. Ford’s Best Sales Since 2019
• Positive Sentiment: Market bullishness visible in flow: unusually large call option buying (≈154k calls, ~59% above average) suggests some traders are betting on near‑term upside or a catalyst. No link
• Positive Sentiment: Relative wins vs. peers: commentary arguing Ford is the auto stock to buy as GM takes a roughly $6B EV charge may prompt investor rotation toward Ford on perceived execution and cost advantages. As EV Dream Fades, Ford — Not GM — Is the Auto Stock to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Ford announced an in‑house AI driving companion and reiterated plans to build more autonomy tech internally (cited as ~30% cheaper than licensing). These initiatives support product differentiation but carry execution and software‑development risk. Business Insider: AI companion Business Insider: autonomy in-house
• Neutral Sentiment: Non-core partnership: Henry Ford Health/BAMF Health announced a medical center partnership — strategic for regional community impact but not material to auto fundamentals. BAMF Health partner release
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the positive headlines, shares fell today — likely reflecting short‑term profit‑taking, valuation compression after recent gains, or investor caution about execution/costs and timing for autonomy rollouts. No specific negative company news was reported in these items. No link

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. UBS Group increased their price objective on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Ford Motor from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Ford Motor from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.54.

Ford Motor Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of F stock opened at $14.22 on Friday. Ford Motor Company has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $14.50. The company has a market cap of $56.64 billion, a PE ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The business’s 50 day moving average is $13.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.24.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The auto manufacturer reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $50.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.08 billion. Ford Motor had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 11.94%. Ford Motor’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.49 EPS. 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 payout ratio is presently 51.72%.

Ford Motor Company 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.