Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Motors in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the auto manufacturer will post earnings of $3.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.08. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $11.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.67 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded General Motors from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $46.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “underweight” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded General Motors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $56.00 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Hsbc Global Res lowered General Motors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on General Motors from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $59.71.

General Motors Stock Up 7.2 %

Shares of NYSE GM opened at $48.48 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.88, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $49.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.45. General Motors has a 52-week low of $38.94 and a 52-week high of $61.24.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%.

General Motors declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 26th that allows the company to repurchase $6.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the auto manufacturer to reacquire up to 12.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. 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 business’s 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 owns 13,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $694,751.24. The trade was a 700.12 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of General Motors

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of General Motors during the 4th quarter worth approximately $592,321,000. Amundi increased its holdings in General Motors by 75.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 4,914,256 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $250,627,000 after purchasing an additional 2,113,973 shares during the last quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC increased its holdings in General Motors by 39.8% in the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 7,397,404 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $394,060,000 after purchasing an additional 2,104,528 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in General Motors in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $108,366,000. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its holdings in General Motors by 972.6% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 2,103,036 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $94,300,000 after purchasing an additional 1,906,964 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.