Wedbush Issues Positive Estimate for General Motors Earnings

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Wedbush boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of General Motors in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the auto manufacturer will post earnings per share of $2.70 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.45. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $11.45 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.02 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.11 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on GM. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on General Motors from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. HSBC downgraded shares of General Motors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded General Motors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, General Motors currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $61.28.

General Motors Price Performance

Shares of General Motors stock opened at $49.39 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $49.15 billion, a PE ratio of 8.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.42. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. General Motors has a 12-month low of $37.60 and a 12-month high of $61.24.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.17. General Motors had a net margin of 3.21% and a return on equity of 15.29%.

General Motors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. General Motors’s payout ratio is currently 7.80%.

Insider Transactions at General Motors

In other General Motors news, Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. acquired 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of $50.66 per share, for a total transaction of $607,920.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 13,714 shares in the company, valued at $694,751.24. The trade was a 700.12 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Craig B. Glidden sold 383,142 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.63, for a total value of $21,697,331.46. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 122,465 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,935,192.95. The trade was a 75.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 514,344 shares of company stock worth $28,977,691 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GM. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of General Motors by 51.3% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 32,915 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,529,000 after buying an additional 11,164 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in shares of General Motors in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Motors during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $13,924,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of General Motors during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,580,000. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of General Motors by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 11,628 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. 92.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.