Ford Motor's (F) formidable reputation in the automobile industry is no secret. Founded in 1903 by industry pioneer Henry Ford, the Dearborn-based company is one of Detroit's “Big Three,” a multinational automaker that designs, manufactures, markets, and services a wide variety of automobiles, commercial vehicles, and automotive parts. Some of their famous brands include Lincoln, Mustang, F-Series trucks, and Explorer SUVs.
Currently commanding a market cap of $49.66 billion, Ford stock is up a little less than 1% on a YTD basis, extending a longer-term trend of lagging the market. The shares are up 5.8% in the last 52 weeks, and 26.6% in the past five years - underperforming the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) over every time frame.
