General Motors Company $GM Stake Lessened by Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.

Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. lowered its holdings in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) by 34.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 227,883 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after selling 121,795 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.’s holdings in General Motors were worth $18,531,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of General Motors by 50.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 340,858 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $20,782,000 after acquiring an additional 114,756 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of General Motors by 6.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 341,426 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $16,802,000 after acquiring an additional 20,017 shares in the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of General Motors during the third quarter worth $3,411,000. Burney Co. raised its holdings in shares of General Motors by 18.7% during the third quarter. Burney Co. now owns 82,037 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $5,002,000 after acquiring an additional 12,913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Permanent Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of General Motors during the third quarter worth $1,102,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on General Motors from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wolfe Research upgraded General Motors from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $96.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of General Motors in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $104.00 price objective on General Motors in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of General Motors in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.38.

General Motors Price Performance

NYSE GM opened at $76.76 on Tuesday. General Motors Company has a fifty-two week low of $43.11 and a fifty-two week high of $87.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $77.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $69.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.34.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The auto manufacturer reported $2.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.25. General Motors had a return on equity of 14.72% and a net margin of 1.46%.The company had revenue of $45.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.81 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.92 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. General Motors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.750-10.500 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that General Motors Company will post 11.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

General Motors Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from General Motors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio is 23.92%.

General Motors announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, January 27th that allows the company to repurchase $6.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the auto manufacturer to purchase up to 8.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

About General Motors

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, builds and sells cars, trucks, crossovers and electric vehicles, and provides related parts and services. Founded in 1908, GM has long been one of the world’s largest automakers and has evolved into a multi-brand company whose primary marques include Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick. Beyond vehicle manufacturing, GM’s operations encompass vehicle financing, connected services and advanced mobility initiatives.

GM develops and markets a broad portfolio of products and technologies, including internal-combustion and battery-electric vehicles, vehicle components and on-board connectivity services.