Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Motors in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the auto manufacturer will post earnings of $2.90 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.81. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $11.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.14 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on General Motors from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of General Motors from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of General Motors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $56.00 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. HSBC cut 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 note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered General Motors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, General Motors has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $61.28.

General Motors Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GM opened at $47.90 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.40. General Motors has a 52 week low of $38.05 and a 52 week high of $61.24. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Motors

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in General Motors by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 29,273,136 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,559,380,000 after purchasing an additional 1,170,816 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in General Motors by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,796,969 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,264,567,000 after acquiring an additional 176,436 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC lifted its position in General Motors by 6.1% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 17,278,448 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $774,766,000 after acquiring an additional 989,750 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in General Motors by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 14,066,883 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $749,382,000 after acquiring an additional 228,408 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of General Motors during the fourth quarter worth about $592,321,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. purchased 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $694,751.24. The trade was a 700.12 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.01, for a total value of $535,229.19. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,513 shares in the company, valued at $510,865.13. This trade represents a 51.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

General Motors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.80%.

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.