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

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In the latest trading session, Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) closed at $11.48, marking a +0.17% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.13%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.15%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.14%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 7.73% in the past month. In that same time, the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector gained 3.54%, while the S&P 500 lost 3.32%.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Ford Motor Company as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be July 27, 2022. In that report, analysts expect Ford Motor Company to post earnings of $0.44 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 238.46%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $34.26 billion, up 41.97% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.92 per share and revenue of $143.9 billion. These totals would mark changes of +20.75% and +14.04%, respectively, from last year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Ford Motor Company. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Ford Motor Company is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Investors should also note Ford Motor Company's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 5.97. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 10.87, 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 1.99. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Automotive - Domestic industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.01 as of yesterday's close.

The Automotive - Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 145, putting it in the bottom 43% 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.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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