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Ford Motor Company (F) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
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Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $12.56, moving +1.78% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.22%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.31%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.23%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 3.09% over the past month, lagging the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's gain of 13.77% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 2.08% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Ford Motor Company as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.40, up 33.33% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $37.83 billion, up 1.7% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.11 per share and revenue of $160.21 billion, which would represent changes of +12.23% and +7.52%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice 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.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Ford Motor Company is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Digging into valuation, Ford Motor Company currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 5.86. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 10.19, 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 0.84. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Automotive - Domestic stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 1.22 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Automotive - Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 105, putting it in the top 42% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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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Ford Motor Company (F) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $12.56, moving +1.78% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.22%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.31%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.23%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 3.09% over the past month, lagging the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's gain of 13.77% and outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 2.08% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Ford Motor Company as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.40, up 33.33% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $37.83 billion, up 1.7% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.11 per share and revenue of $160.21 billion, which would represent changes of +12.23% and +7.52%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice 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.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Ford Motor Company is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Digging into valuation, Ford Motor Company currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 5.86. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 10.19, 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 0.84. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Automotive - Domestic stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 1.22 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Automotive - Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 105, putting it in the top 42% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.