General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) Shares Purchased by New England Research & Management Inc.

New England Research & Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS - Free Report) by 111.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,725 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,000 shares during the quarter. New England Research & Management Inc.'s holdings in General Mills were worth $1,678,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its stake in shares of General Mills by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 17,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,205,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its position in General Mills by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 3,261 shares of the company's stock worth $206,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp raised its position in General Mills by 40.6% in the first quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 540 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Secure Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of General Mills by 5.0% during the second quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC now owns 3,305 shares of the company's stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LCM Capital Management Inc lifted its position in General Mills by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. LCM Capital Management Inc now owns 8,521 shares of the company's stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Pankaj Mn Sharma sold 2,325 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.63, for a total value of $173,514.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 36,184 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,700,411.92. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Pankaj Mn Sharma sold 2,325 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.63, for a total transaction of $173,514.75. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 36,184 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,700,411.92. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Jonathon Nudi sold 9,647 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.39, for a total transaction of $717,640.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 128,664 shares in the company, valued at $9,571,314.96. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.24% of the company's stock.

General Mills Stock Performance

Shares of General Mills stock traded down $0.87 during trading on Monday, hitting $72.74. 2,392,088 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,953,043. General Mills, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.01 and a 12 month high of $75.90. The stock has a market cap of $40.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.10. The stock's fifty day moving average is $71.74 and its 200 day moving average is $69.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.66.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, September 18th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.01. General Mills had a net margin of 12.14% and a return on equity of 26.85%. The firm had revenue of $4.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.09 EPS. General Mills's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that General Mills, Inc. will post 4.51 EPS for the current year.

General Mills Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, October 10th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.30%. General Mills's payout ratio is currently 55.68%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on GIS. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of General Mills from $70.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of General Mills from $70.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of General Mills from $68.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of General Mills from $74.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on General Mills from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $72.73.

General Mills Company Profile

General Mills, Inc manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers grain, ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, bakery flour, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, snack bars, fruit and savory snacks, ice cream and frozen desserts, unbaked and fully baked frozen dough products, frozen hot snacks, ethnic meals, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast and entrees, nutrition bars, and frozen and shelf-stable vegetables.

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