FY2025 EPS Estimates for General Motors Increased by Analyst

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Wedbush lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for General Motors in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 21st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the auto manufacturer will post earnings per share of $10.20 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $9.34. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $75.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $11.44 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q1 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.90 EPS.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $2.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $48.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.60 billion. General Motors had a net margin of 1.62% and a return on equity of 12.36%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.96 earnings per share. General Motors has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.750-10.500 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $77.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $55.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $81.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.95.

General Motors Stock Performance

Shares of GM opened at $67.19 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.45. General Motors has a 12-month low of $41.60 and a 12-month high of $67.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market cap of $63.97 billion, a PE ratio of 13.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. General Motors’s payout ratio is presently 12.07%.

Insider Activity at General Motors

In other General Motors news, EVP Rory Harvey sold 6,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.95, for a total transaction of $408,870.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,513 shares in the company, valued at approximately $527,380.35. The trade was a 43.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Mark L. Reuss sold 136,161 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.12, for a total value of $8,185,999.32. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 131,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,877,884.32. This trade represents a 50.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 2,074,824 shares of company stock valued at $122,377,213 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mirova raised its stake in shares of General Motors by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Mirova now owns 133,969 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $6,301,000 after buying an additional 5,293 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of General Motors by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,811 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 526 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its stake in shares of General Motors by 38.9% during the 1st quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 6,111,582 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $287,428,000 after buying an additional 1,712,033 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners acquired a new position in shares of General Motors during the 1st quarter worth $719,000. Finally, Malaga Cove Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of General Motors during the 1st quarter worth $292,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

About General Motors

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.