What is Wedbush’s Forecast for General Motors Q1 Earnings?

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Motors in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the auto manufacturer will earn $2.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.45. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target 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.

GM has been the subject of several other research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on General Motors from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. HSBC cut shares of General Motors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of General Motors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on General Motors from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, General Motors presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.28.

General Motors Trading Down 0.1 %

GM opened at $49.46 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.21 billion, a PE ratio of 8.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.42. General Motors has a fifty-two week low of $37.60 and a fifty-two week high of $61.24. The company’s 50-day moving average is $52.82 and its 200 day moving average is $49.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at General Motors

In other General Motors news, President Mark L. Reuss sold 122,283 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.16, for a total transaction of $6,745,130.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 126,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,000,190.12. This represents a 49.07 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Craig B. Glidden sold 383,142 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.63, for a total value of $21,697,331.46. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 122,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,935,192.95. This represents a 75.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 514,344 shares of company stock worth $28,977,691. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of General Motors

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GM. Convergence Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 69.9% during the 4th quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 41,737 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,223,000 after buying an additional 17,170 shares in the last quarter. Plan Group Financial LLC boosted its stake in General Motors by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Plan Group Financial LLC now owns 8,199 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $437,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund grew its holdings in General Motors by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund now owns 40,334 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $2,149,000 after purchasing an additional 7,058 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of General Motors by 97.1% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 1,295 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 638 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of General Motors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $219,000. 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.