Q2 EPS Estimates for General Motors Cut by Zacks Research

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Motors in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the auto manufacturer will earn $2.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.87. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $10.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.80 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of General Motors from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on shares of General Motors from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of General Motors from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $46.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, 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 report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, General Motors currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.05.

General Motors Stock Up 5.9 %

General Motors stock opened at $53.97 on Monday. General Motors has a twelve month low of $34.56 and a twelve month high of $61.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $53.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.69. The company has a market capitalization of $59.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The auto manufacturer reported $2.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.49 by $0.47. General Motors had a net margin of 6.06% and a return on equity of 16.30%. The firm had revenue of $48.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.67 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.28 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Transactions at General Motors

In other news, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 8,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $510,865.13. This represents a 51.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, President Mark L. Reuss sold 122,283 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.16, for a total transaction of $6,745,130.28. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 126,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,000,190.12. This trade represents a 49.07 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 514,344 shares of company stock valued at $28,977,691 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. grew its holdings in General Motors by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 5,487 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in General Motors by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 5,752 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in General Motors by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,298 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 3,373 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its holdings in General Motors by 223.8% in the 2nd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 32,230 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,497,000 after acquiring an additional 22,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC grew its holdings in General Motors by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 195,744 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $9,094,000 after acquiring an additional 8,276 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

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.