FY2025 EPS Estimates for General Motors Boosted by Analyst

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Equities researchers at Wedbush upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Motors in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the auto manufacturer will earn $10.20 per share 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $2.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $48.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.60 billion. General Motors had a return on equity of 12.29% and a net margin of 1.62%.The company’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.96 EPS. General Motors has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.750-10.500 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America lowered their price target on General Motors from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup raised their target price on General Motors from $75.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. CLSA upgraded General Motors to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.95.

General Motors Stock Performance

NYSE GM opened at $66.82 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $62.33 billion, a PE ratio of 13.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. General Motors has a twelve month low of $41.60 and a twelve month high of $68.48. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.61.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Motors

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of General Motors by 456.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 38,717 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $2,062,000 after acquiring an additional 31,755 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in General Motors by 10.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 20,133 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $947,000 after buying an additional 1,933 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in General Motors by 107.9% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 155,554 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $7,316,000 after buying an additional 80,734 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in General Motors by 19.4% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,471 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 402 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in General Motors by 23.8% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 22,488 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,058,000 after buying an additional 4,327 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Christopher Hatto sold 36,804 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.10, for a total transaction of $2,027,900.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,585.70. This trade represents a 75.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rory Harvey sold 23,977 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total value of $1,271,020.77. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,513 shares in the company, valued at $451,274.13. This trade represents a 73.80% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,074,824 shares of company stock worth $122,377,213. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.07%.

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.