Coming out of the last recession, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was very good to its investors. Starting at a low below $2 in the darkest days of the economic crisis, Ford found its sales surging as buyers returned to showrooms. Its stock price quickly followed.
But over the last few years, Ford’s stock has been on a slow downhill slide. Investors concerned about the peaking U.S. new-car market, and about Ford’s preparedness for the high-tech changes coming to the industry, have been looking elsewhere for returns: