Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. F scored 26.9, PHIN scored 58.7 — PHIN leads.
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F
Ford Motor Company
Auto Manufacturers · Quality-Growth
26.9
$12.17 · $48.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
31.8
PHIN leads
PHIN
PHINIA Inc.
Auto Parts · Quality-Growth
58.7
$57.83 · $2.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthPHIN+7.7%
Strongest balance sheetPHIN0.69
Highest qualityPHIN63 / 100
Largest discount to fair valuePHIN-42%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
F
stronger →← stronger
PHIN
27
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
63
25
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
29
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
64
PHIN is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
F
PHIN
$7.3bB+
FCF
$250mC
+1.2%C
Rev
+7.7%B
4.57D
D/E
0.69B+
0.3xA
P/S
—
8.48D
PEG
1.08B+
—
P/E
16.6xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
F
PHIN
28% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
42% below
~-5%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
+38%
1-yr DCF upside
+64%
+38%
5-yr DCF upside
+73%
+38%
10-yr DCF upside
+85%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
F
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Cut its dividend
PHIN
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Cyclical growth
The companies
FFord Motor Company
Auto Manufacturers · $12.17 · beta 1.94
Why now
Auto Manufacturers · market cap $48.5b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $17.78 — deep drawdown territory. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $15.75 (implying +29% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
D/E 4.57 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Currently unprofitable (margin -3.9%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
PHINPHINIA Inc.
Auto Parts · $57.83 · beta 1.13
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $2.1b. Down 33% from 52-week high of $86.94 — deep drawdown territory. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $91.60 (implying +58% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 185% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 3.7% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where F and PHIN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 31.8 points in favor of PHIN. The widest single difference is Quality, where PHIN leads by 36.2 points.
QualityF 26.9 · PHIN 63.1PHIN +36.2
ValueF 28.5 · PHIN 64.0PHIN +35.5
GrowthF 25.2 · PHIN 50.0PHIN +24.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is PHIN or F the better stock?
PHIN scores higher: PHIN 58.7, F 26.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do PHIN and F differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where PHIN leads by 36 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. PHIN leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are PHIN and F scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.