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

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of General Motors in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 $11.45 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q4 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.92 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on General Motors from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. HSBC cut General Motors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $58.00 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of General Motors from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of General Motors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of General Motors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.28.

General Motors Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of General Motors stock opened at $49.46 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $52.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38. General Motors has a twelve month low of $37.60 and a twelve month high of $61.24. The stock has a market cap of $49.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.42.

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

General Motors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 7.80%.

Insider Activity at General Motors

In related news, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. bought 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $50.66 per share, for a total transaction of $607,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 13,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $694,751.24. This trade represents a 700.12 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 514,344 shares of company stock valued at $28,977,691. Corporate insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Motors

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its position in shares of General Motors by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 11,382 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,559 shares during the last quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. raised its position in shares of General Motors by 12.1% during the third quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 1,629,573 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $73,070,000 after purchasing an additional 175,860 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of General Motors by 121.5% during the third quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 47,169 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,115,000 after purchasing an additional 25,869 shares during the last quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 115.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC now owns 178,443 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,001,000 after purchasing an additional 95,484 shares during the period. Finally, Olstein Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in General Motors by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 162,000 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $7,264,000 after purchasing an additional 21,000 shares in 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.