Ford Motor Company (F) closed the most recent trading day at $12.31, moving -0.89% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.01%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.22%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.67%.

Prior to today’s trading, shares of the company had gained 2.31% over the past month. This has outpaced the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector’s loss of 1.52% and the S&P 500’s loss of 4.45% in that time.

Ford Motor Company will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.40, up 33.33% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $37.83 billion, up 1.7% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.11 per share and revenue of $160.21 billion. These totals would mark changes of +12.23% and +7.52%, respectively, from last year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Ford Motor Company. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company’s business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Ford Motor Company currently has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Digging into valuation, Ford Motor Company currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 5.9. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry’s average Forward P/E of 10.01.

It is also worth noting that F currently has a PEG ratio of 0.85. 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. The Automotive – Domestic was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.26 at yesterday’s closing price.

The Automotive – Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 88, which puts it in the top 35% 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.

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