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

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Analysts at Wedbush increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Motors in a research report issued 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 estimate of $2.45. Wedbush 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.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.17. General Motors had a net margin of 3.21% and a return on equity of 15.29%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective 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 Global Res cut shares of General Motors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of General Motors from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their target price for the stock 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 boosted their target price for the company from $56.00 to $60.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, HSBC downgraded General Motors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, General Motors presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.28.

General Motors Stock Down 0.1 %

GM stock opened at $49.46 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.42. 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 has a 1-year low of $37.60 and a 1-year high of $61.24. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $52.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.95.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.80%.

Insider Activity at General Motors

In related news, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of General Motors stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.01, for a total transaction of $535,229.19. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 8,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $510,865.13. This trade represents a 51.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Craig B. Glidden sold 383,142 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.63, for a total value of $21,697,331.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 122,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,935,192.95. The trade was a 75.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 514,344 shares of company stock worth $28,977,691. 0.72% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of General Motors

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GM. Trust Point Inc. grew its holdings in shares of General Motors by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 7,241 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in General Motors by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 9,184 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of General Motors by 2.3% in the third quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 9,592 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $430,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of General Motors by 7.9% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 2,925 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $131,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Holistic Planning LLC lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Holistic Planning LLC now owns 5,759 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. 92.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.