Rep. Lisa C. McClain Buys General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) Shares

Posted by Defense World Staff on Aug 24th, 2025

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS). In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in General Mills stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

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General Mills Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE GIS opened at $50.1360 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.17. General Mills, Inc. has a 52 week low of $48.59 and a 52 week high of $75.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. The stock has a market cap of $27.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.23, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of -0.01.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 25th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.60 billion. General Mills had a net margin of 11.78% and a return on equity of 24.88%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. General Mills has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.580-3.790 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that General Mills, Inc. will post 4.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

General Mills Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.61 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 10th. This is an increase from General Mills’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. General Mills’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GIS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of General Mills from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $67.00 to $63.00 in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of General Mills from $60.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of General Mills from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $53.00 price target on shares of General Mills and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on shares of General Mills from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $59.13.

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Institutional Trading of General Mills

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GIS. Garde Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of General Mills by 101.5% during the second quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 524 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the period. Perkins Coie Trust Co grew its position in shares of General Mills by 69.2% during the first quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 516 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in shares of General Mills during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of General Mills during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of General Mills during the first quarter worth about $34,000. 75.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About General Mills

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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.