Q2 EPS Estimates for General Motors Lifted by Zacks Research

General Motors (NYSE:GM - Free Report) TSE: GMM.U - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of General Motors in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the auto manufacturer will post earnings per share of $2.90 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.81. The consensus estimate for General Motors' current full-year earnings is $11.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Motors' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.14 EPS.

General Motors (NYSE:GM - Get Free Report) TSE: GMM.U last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.17. General Motors had a net margin of 3.21% and a return on equity of 15.29%.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on GM. StockNews.com cut shares of General Motors from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of General Motors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of General Motors from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of General Motors from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $56.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, HSBC cut shares of General Motors from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $58.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, General Motors has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $59.71.

General Motors Stock Performance

Shares of General Motors stock traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $48.14. 6,962,623 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,946,774. General Motors has a 12 month low of $38.13 and a 12 month high of $61.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.13. The company has a market capitalization of $47.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.40.

General Motors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.00%. General Motors's dividend payout ratio is 7.80%.

Insider Activity at General Motors

In other news, Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. purchased 12,000 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 13,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $694,751.24. This trade represents a 700.12 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.01, for a total transaction of $535,229.19. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,513 shares of the company's stock, valued at $510,865.13. This trade represents a 51.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.72% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,164 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $488,000 after acquiring an additional 1,510 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 11,382 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,559 shares during the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 1,629,573 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $73,070,000 after acquiring an additional 175,860 shares during the last quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 121.5% during the 3rd quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 47,169 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $2,115,000 after acquiring an additional 25,869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 115.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 178,443 shares of the auto manufacturer's stock worth $8,001,000 after acquiring an additional 95,484 shares during the last quarter. 92.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.