Ford Motor Co. $14 - New York symbol F

FORD MOTOR CO. $14 (New York symbol F; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $54.6 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ford.com) sold 240,109 cars and trucks in the U.S. in June 2016. That’s a gain of 6.4% over the 225,647 vehicles it sold in June 2015.

Truck sales jumped 24.2%, thanks to low gas prices and strong demand for its new F-150 pickup, featuring an aluminum body. As well, sales of sport utility vehicles rose 7.3%. These gains offset a 12.1% drop in passenger car sales.

Ford is a buy.

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