F Insider Trading
FORD MOTOR CO | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at FORD MOTOR CO provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-07 00:04 | 2014-11-04 | LECHLEITER JOHN C | Director | BUY | $13.95 | 2,500 | $34,885 | 8,000 | +45.5% |
| 2014-08-19 23:01 | 2014-08-18 | Leitch David G | Officer - Group VP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $17.44 | 60,000 | $1,046,514 | 270,201 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-15 23:00 | 2014-08-14 | Nair Sankar S. | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $17.31 | 29,000 | $501,990 | 31,012 | -48.3% |
| 2014-08-14 23:00 | 2014-08-13 | Smither Nicholas J. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.35 | 54,748 | $949,615 | 266,397 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-13 23:03 | 2014-08-12 | Rowley Stuart J. | Officer - Vice President and Controller | OPT+S | $17.32 | 31,082 | $538,340 | 28,404 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-13 22:59 | 2014-08-12 | Hinrichs Joseph R | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $17.22 | 191,948 | $3,304,788 | 390,620 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-12 23:46 | 2014-08-11 | Shanks Robert L | Officer - Executive Vice President-CFO | OPT+S | $17.13 | 280,896 | $4,811,748 | 289,395 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-18 22:58 | 2014-03-18 | FARLEY JR JAMES D | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $15.32 | 81,455 | $1,247,891 | 269,856 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-12 22:17 | 2014-03-10 | LECHLEITER JOHN C | Director | BUY | $15.56 | 3,000 | $46,680 | 5,500 | +120.0% |
| 2014-03-10 22:54 | 2014-03-10 | Fowler Bennie W. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $15.49 | 40,000 | $619,572 | 314,211 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-06 23:59 | 2013-11-05 | LECHLEITER JOHN C | Director | BUY | $17.06 | 2,500 | $42,643 | 2,500 | +100.0% |
| 2013-10-03 23:07 | 2013-10-02 | Nair Sankar S. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.14 | 30,943 | $530,508 | 68,582 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-13 22:56 | 2013-09-11 | Smither Nicholas J. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.42 | 87,512 | $1,524,739 | 250,173 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-10 23:14 | 2013-09-10 | Silverstone Bernard B. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.57 | 26,387 | $463,699 | 39,847 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-10 23:11 | 2013-09-09 | Fields Felicia J | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $17.32 | 89,000 | $1,541,444 | 263,781 | -25.2% |
| 2013-09-10 23:12 | 2013-09-09 | Leitch David G | Officer - Group VP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $17.37 | 34,509 | $599,421 | 253,893 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-10 23:13 | 2013-09-09 | OJAKLI ZIAD S | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.35 | 122,480 | $2,124,857 | 394,310 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-26 22:59 | 2013-08-23 | FARLEY JR JAMES D | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $16.42 | 176,745 | $2,901,976 | 242,664 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:40 | 2013-08-02 | Day Raymond F | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $17.20 | 10,000 | $172,000 | 13,000 | -43.5% |
| 2013-08-06 23:43 | 2013-08-02 | Rowley Stuart J. | Officer - Vice President and Controller | OPT+S | $17.37 | 28,752 | $499,563 | 26,323 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:42 | 2013-08-02 | Odell Stephen T | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $17.34 | 196,399 | $3,405,991 | 160,678 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:41 | 2013-08-02 | Hinrichs Joseph R | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $17.37 | 201,408 | $3,497,853 | 289,263 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:42 | 2013-08-02 | OJAKLI ZIAD S | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.40 | 61,194 | $1,064,684 | 277,754 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:44 | 2013-08-05 | FORD WILLIAM CLAY JR | Director, Officer - Exec. Chairman and Chairman | OPT+S | $17.21 | 3,030,684 | $52,167,164 | 927,231 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:41 | 2013-08-02 | FLEMING JOHN | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $17.40 | 241,097 | $4,194,895 | 611,913 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-06 23:44 | 2013-08-05 | MAYS J C | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $17.37 | 104,364 | $1,812,479 | 132,126 | 0.0% |
| 2013-06-06 22:58 | 2013-06-05 | FLEMING JOHN | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $15.38 | 150,000 | $2,306,250 | 611,913 | 0.0% |
| 2013-06-04 23:43 | 2013-06-04 | BROWN THOMAS K | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $15.99 | 100,000 | $1,598,880 | 272,419 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-23 23:09 | 2013-05-22 | Shanks Robert L | Officer - Executive Vice President-CFO | OPT+S | $15.26 | 30,000 | $457,701 | 272,752 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-23 23:10 | 2013-05-22 | Smither Nicholas J. | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $15.20 | 40,775 | $619,780 | 250,173 | -14.0% |
| 2013-05-23 23:07 | 2013-05-22 | Leitch David G | Officer - Group VP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $15.19 | 34,510 | $524,221 | 253,893 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-21 22:58 | 2013-05-21 | Fields Felicia J | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $15.05 | 30,000 | $451,500 | 352,781 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-20 22:58 | 2013-05-17 | Rowley Stuart J. | Officer - Vice President and Controller | OPT+S | $14.98 | 28,000 | $419,465 | 26,160 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-16 23:00 | 2013-05-15 | Day Raymond F | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $14.68 | 49,916 | $732,767 | 22,864 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-13 23:00 | 2013-05-06 | Silverstone Bernard B. | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $14.08 | 10,000 | $140,800 | 39,171 | -20.3% |
| 2013-05-06 22:59 | 2013-05-06 | Silverstone Bernard B. | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $14.36 | 10,000 | $143,600 | 39,171 | -20.3% |
| 2013-03-21 22:58 | 2013-03-21 | MAYS J C | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $13.28 | 18,000 | $239,040 | 132,126 | -12.0% |
| 2013-03-14 23:00 | 2013-03-14 | Day Raymond F | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $13.40 | 8,250 | $110,568 | 22,863 | -26.5% |
| 2013-03-12 22:59 | 2013-03-11 | Rowley Stuart J. | Officer - Vice President and Controller | OPT+S | $13.24 | 10,000 | $132,400 | 25,977 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-12 22:59 | 2013-03-12 | Hinrichs Joseph R | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $13.22 | 258,963 | $3,424,423 | 227,326 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-12 23:00 | 2013-03-12 | FARLEY JR JAMES D | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $13.28 | 19,000 | $252,354 | 239,291 | -7.4% |
| 2013-03-08 00:01 | 2013-03-05 | Fowler Bennie W. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $12.95 | 22,910 | $296,575 | 288,555 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-20 00:27 | 2013-02-19 | FLEMING JOHN | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $12.90 | 21,441 | $276,589 | 520,472 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-19 14:00 | 2013-02-12 | BROWN THOMAS K | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $13.13 | 80,000 | $1,050,744 | 253,604 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-19 14:01 | 2013-02-12 | MAYS J C | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $13.15 | 76,000 | $999,423 | 135,211 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-08 00:20 | 2013-02-05 | Smither Nicholas J. | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $13.08 | 50,433 | $659,664 | 282,477 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-08 00:16 | 2013-02-06 | Leitch David G | Officer - Group VP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $13.24 | 69,019 | $913,605 | 236,424 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-20 18:23 | 2012-12-18 | OJAKLI ZIAD S | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $11.58 | 25,000 | $289,500 | 258,594 | -8.8% |
| 2012-12-11 01:19 | 2012-12-10 | FARLEY JR JAMES D | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $11.47 | 10,500 | $120,435 | 236,660 | -4.2% |
| 2012-12-07 00:46 | 2012-12-04 | MAYS J C | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $11.35 | 52,000 | $590,200 | 135,211 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $F Trades
Not every insider transaction in FORD MOTOR CO is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $F shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for F
Insider activity data for FORD MOTOR CO is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $F, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.