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Ford Motor Company (F) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note

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Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $12.95, demonstrating a -1.18% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.76% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.68%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.13%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had lost 6.09% lagged the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's loss of 0.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.26%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Ford Motor Company in its upcoming release. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.41, signifying a 8.89% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $45.7 billion, indicating a 3.15% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $1.86 per share and a revenue of $176.03 billion, demonstrating changes of +70.64% and +1.14%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Ford Motor Company. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the 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.

The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Ford Motor Company is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, Ford Motor Company is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 7.06. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 16.78.

One should further note that F currently holds a PEG ratio of 0.27. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. F's industry 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. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 42, this industry ranks in the top 18% of all industries, numbering over 250.

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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