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Ford Motor Company (F) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) closed at $11.18 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.06% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.89% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.68%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 12.34% over the past month, lagging the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's loss of 12.11% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.9% in that time.

Ford Motor Company will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, Ford Motor Company is projected to report earnings of $0.33 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 13.16%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $35.2 billion, up 9.63% from the prior-year quarter.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.51 per share and revenue of $148.87 billion. These totals would mark changes of -19.68% and -0.1%, respectively, from last year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Ford Motor Company should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 2.22% lower within the past month. Ford Motor Company is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.

Looking at its valuation, Ford Motor Company is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 7.49. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 11.24, so we one might conclude that Ford Motor Company is trading at a discount comparatively.

Also, we should mention that F has a PEG ratio of 1.44. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. F's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.37 as of yesterday's close.

The Automotive - Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, which puts it in the bottom 36% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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