Zacks Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for General Motors in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now expects that the auto manufacturer will earn $3.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. HSBC lowered General Motors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley upgraded General Motors from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $46.00 to $54.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of General Motors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $56.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of General Motors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of General Motors from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $62.22.

General Motors Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GM opened at $47.39 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.44. General Motors has a fifty-two week low of $38.94 and a fifty-two week high of $61.24. The company has a market capitalization of $47.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.13.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 3.21% and a return on equity of 15.29%.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio is 7.80%.

General Motors declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 26th that permits the company to buyback $6.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the auto manufacturer to buy up to 12.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. acquired 12,000 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $50.66 per share, for a total transaction of $607,920.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 13,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $694,751.24. This trade represents a 700.12 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of General Motors

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of General Motors during the 4th quarter valued at about $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 worth $250,627,000 after acquiring an additional 2,113,973 shares in the last quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC lifted its holdings in General Motors by 39.8% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in General Motors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $108,366,000. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its stake in shares of General Motors by 972.6% in the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 2,103,036 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $94,300,000 after purchasing an additional 1,906,964 shares in 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.