General Motors (GM) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

General Motors (NYSE:GM - Get Free Report) TSE: GMM.U is anticipated to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, April 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.63 per share and revenue of $42.64 billion for the quarter. General Motors has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.000-12.000 EPS.

General Motors (NYSE:GM - Get Free Report) TSE: GMM.U last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.17. General Motors had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 3.21%. On average, analysts expect General Motors to post $11 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

General Motors Price Performance

GM stock opened at $44.40 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.18 billion, a PE ratio of 7.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.98. General Motors has a 1 year low of $38.96 and a 1 year high of $61.24.

General Motors announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 26th that allows the company to repurchase $6.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the auto manufacturer to buy up to 12.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. General Motors's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Motors

In other General Motors news, Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. bought 12,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $50.66 per share, for a total transaction of $607,920.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 13,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at $694,751.24. This trade represents a 700.12 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.72% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of General Motors

An institutional investor recently raised its position in General Motors stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of General Motors (NYSE:GM - Free Report) TSE: GMM.U by 456.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,717 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 31,755 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in General Motors were worth $2,062,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 92.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on GM. Barclays downgraded shares of General Motors from an "overweight" rating to a "negative" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. StockNews.com downgraded General Motors from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on General Motors from $63.00 to $55.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Cowen assumed coverage on shares of General Motors in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of General Motors from $64.00 to $53.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $56.72.

General Motors Company Profile

General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts; and provide software-enabled services and subscriptions worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments. It markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling brand names.

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