Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of General Motors in a report issued on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the auto manufacturer will post earnings of $2.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.87. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $10.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.80 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of General Motors from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of General Motors from $53.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of General Motors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of General Motors from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $46.00 to $54.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong 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 $59.68.

General Motors Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE GM opened at $50.90 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. General Motors has a 52 week low of $34.32 and a 52 week high of $61.24. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $53.60 and its 200 day moving average is $49.66. The company has a market cap of $55.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.43, a PEG ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 1.42.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The auto manufacturer reported $2.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.49 by $0.47. General Motors had a net margin of 6.06% and a return on equity of 16.30%. The firm had revenue of $48.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.67 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.28 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other General Motors news, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $510,865.13. This trade represents a 51.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Mary T. Barra sold 506,824 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.33, for a total transaction of $27,028,923.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 694,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,040,244.84. This trade represents a 42.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,030,475 shares of company stock valued at $56,509,286. 0.72% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Motors

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GM. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 5,487 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $254,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 5,752 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,298 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 3,373 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 223.8% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 32,230 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,497,000 after acquiring an additional 22,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 195,744 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $9,094,000 after acquiring an additional 8,276 shares during the last quarter. 92.67% of the stock is 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.