General Motors (NYSE:GM) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 9.750-10.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 9.450. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

General Motors Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GM opened at $67.19 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. General Motors has a 52 week low of $41.60 and a 52 week high of $67.59. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.45.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $48.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.60 billion. General Motors had a net margin of 1.62% and a return on equity of 12.36%. General Motors’s quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.96 EPS. General Motors has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.750-10.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that General Motors will post 11.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.07%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on GM. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a research note on Tuesday. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $70.00 price objective on shares of General Motors in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of General Motors from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.50.

Insider Transactions at General Motors

In other General Motors news, President Mark L. Reuss sold 136,161 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 131,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,877,884.32. The trade was a 50.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Rory Harvey sold 23,977 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total value of $1,271,020.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $451,274.13. This represents a 73.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,074,824 shares of company stock valued at $122,377,213. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Motors

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Viking Global Investors LP grew its stake in General Motors by 81.1% during the 2nd quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 13,018,874 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $640,659,000 after purchasing an additional 5,830,050 shares in the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC grew its holdings in General Motors by 436.8% during the 2nd quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 2,658,525 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $130,826,000 after acquiring an additional 2,163,274 shares in the last quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. grew its holdings in General Motors by 164.4% during the 2nd quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 880,586 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $43,334,000 after acquiring an additional 547,500 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in General Motors by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,699,105 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $280,457,000 after acquiring an additional 424,396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc grew its holdings in General Motors by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 2,906,366 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $143,022,000 after acquiring an additional 301,722 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

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.