Q1 Earnings Forecast for General Motors Issued By Wedbush

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of General Motors in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives anticipates that the auto manufacturer will post earnings of $2.87 per share for the quarter. 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 $10.34 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q4 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.92 EPS.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.17. General Motors had a return on equity of 16.30% and a net margin of 6.06%.

GM has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley raised General Motors from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $46.00 to $54.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. UBS Group increased their price objective on General Motors from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays increased their price objective on General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on General Motors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, General Motors currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.28.

General Motors Price Performance

Shares of GM stock opened at $49.39 on Thursday. General Motors has a twelve month low of $37.60 and a twelve month high of $61.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in General Motors in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in General Motors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of General Motors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Motors during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in General Motors during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. 92.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Mark L. Reuss sold 122,283 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.16, for a total value of $6,745,130.28. Following the transaction, the president now directly owns 126,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,000,190.12. This trade represents a 49.07 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing 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 stock was 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 514,344 shares of company stock worth $28,977,691. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. General Motors’s payout ratio is 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.