Portfolio Grader currently ranks Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) a Sell. Using Louis Navellier's investing methods, this analytical tool evaluates stocks by employing proprietary fundamental and quantitative metrics. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking F has had from Portfolio Grader for 4 months.

F is one of the 567 companies in the GICS Consumer Discretionary sector and is a component of the 11 company Automobiles GICS industry group within this sector. The market value of F is $51.2 billion which falls in the upper half of its industry group The current F score from Portfolio grader places it 10 within the 11 companies in this industry group.

The Consumer Discretionary sector is ranked number 11 among the 12 sectors in the Portfolio Grader universe putting it in the bottom quartile of all the GICS sectors. The Automobiles industry group is ranked 43 among the 69 industry groups within the GICS sectors, placing it below-average in terms of the Navellier scoring system.

The scores F has achieved are average or below-average scores in 1 of the 8 areas evaluated by Portfolio Grader in the ranking of company stocks.

F's operational scores provide mixed results with rankings for operating margin and earnings growth that are well above average, while the score for sales growth is below average. Scores for visibility of earnings are superior with a ranking for earnings revisions, earnings surprises and earnings momentum that are discernibly better than average. F's grades for cash flow and return on equity are materially better than its industry group average. Ford Motor's fundamental scores give F a place in the top quartile of the industry group.

Quantitatively, Portfolio Grader uses the Navellier Proprietary Quantitative Score to measure F's shares from the aspect of risk/reward. This exclusive scoring approach evaluates the relative value of the company's shares based on the current price of the shares relative to its peers, the market and risk associated with its industry and sector groups. Using this risk/reward calculation, F currently scores well below-average in its industry group compared to its peers.

Louis Navellier's proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results, with A being 'strong buy' and F being 'strong sell'. Explore the tool here.

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