On May 19, 2023 at 13:02:10 ET an unusually large $214.89K block of Put contracts in Ford Motor (F) was sold, with a strike price of $9.35 / share, expiring in 609 day(s) (on January 17, 2025). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was 1.32 sigmas above the mean, placing it in the 89.47th percentile of all recent large trades made in F options.

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What is the Fund Sentiment?

There are 2355 funds or institutions reporting positions in Ford Motor. This is a decrease of 44 owner(s) or 1.83% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to F is 0.20%, an increase of 15.94%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 4.85% to 2,243,016K shares. The put/call ratio of F is 0.86, indicating a bullish outlook.

Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 16.83% Upside

As of May 10, 2023, the average one-year price target for Ford Motor is 13.60. The forecasts range from a low of 10.10 to a high of $23.10. The average price target represents an increase of 16.83% from its latest reported closing price of 11.64.

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The projected annual revenue for Ford Motor is 154,988MM, a decrease of 6.10%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 1.76.

What are Other Shareholders Doing?

Newport Trust holds 153,595K shares representing 3.84% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 147,546K shares, representing an increase of 3.94%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in F by 7.54% over the last quarter.

VTSMX – Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 120,074K shares representing 3.00% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 117,702K shares, representing an increase of 1.98%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in F by 2.17% over the last quarter.

VFINX – Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares holds 91,305K shares representing 2.28% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 89,528K shares, representing an increase of 1.95%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in F by 2.44% over the last quarter.

Charles Schwab Investment Management holds 81,407K shares representing 2.03% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 23,717K shares, representing an increase of 70.87%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in F by 208.46% over the last quarter.

Geode Capital Management holds 70,775K shares representing 1.77% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 69,912K shares, representing an increase of 1.22%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in F by 1.47% over the last quarter.

Ford Motor Declares $0.15 Dividend

On April 6, 2023 the company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share ($0.60 annualized). Shareholders of record as of April 26, 2023 will receive the payment on June 1, 2023. Previously, the company paid $0.15 per share.

At the current share price of $11.64 / share, the stock’s dividend yield is 5.15%.

Looking back five years and taking a sample every week, the average dividend yield has been 5.24%, the lowest has been 1.68%, and the highest has been 7.88%. The standard deviation of yields is 1.78 (n=150).

The current dividend yield is 0.05 standard deviations below the historical average.

Additionally, the company’s dividend payout ratio is 0.83. The payout ratio tells us how much of a company’s income is paid out in dividends. A payout ratio of one (1.0) means 100% of the company’s income is paid in a dividend. A payout ratio greater than one means the company is dipping into savings in order to maintain its dividend – not a healthy situation. Companies with few growth prospects are expected to pay out most of their income in dividends, which typically means a payout ratio between 0.5 and 1.0. Companies with good growth prospects are expected to retain some earnings in order to invest in those growth prospects, which translates to a payout ratio of zero to 0.5.

Ford Motor Background Information
(This description is provided by the company.)

Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification; mobility solutions, including self-driving services; and connected services. Ford employs approximately 187,000 people worldwide.

Key filings for this company:

• Annual Report – 10-K

This article originally appeared on Fintel

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