Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Off Shares of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS)

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold shares of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on July 16th, disclosed in a filing on August 13th.
• General Mills recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.61, reflecting a 4.9% yield and an increase from the previous dividend of $0.60.
• Analysts have mixed views on General Mills, with target price adjustments ranging from $49.00 to $67.00, and an average consensus rating of "Hold".

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of General Mills, Inc. NYSE: GIS. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in General Mills stock on July 16th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

General Mills Stock Performance

GIS traded down $0.02 on Friday, reaching $49.65. The company had a trading volume of 6,919,055 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,226,817. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of -0.01. General Mills, Inc. has a 1 year low of $48.59 and a 1 year high of $75.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $51.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 25th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.60 billion. General Mills had a return on equity of 24.88% and a net margin of 11.78%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.01 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that General Mills, Inc. will post 4.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

General Mills Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 10th were given a $0.61 dividend. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.9%. This is a boost from General Mills's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 10th. General Mills's dividend payout ratio is presently 59.51%.

Institutional Trading of General Mills

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Garde Capital Inc. grew its position in General Mills by 101.5% in the 2nd quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 524 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the last quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of General Mills by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 516 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 211 shares during the period. Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in shares of General Mills during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of General Mills during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of General Mills during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. 75.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays cut their price target on shares of General Mills from $60.00 to $54.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of General Mills from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of General Mills from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 3rd. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of General Mills from $52.00 to $49.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of General Mills from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $67.00 to $63.00 in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $59.73.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About General Mills

General Mills, Inc manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers grain, ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, bakery flour, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, snack bars, fruit and savory snacks, ice cream and frozen desserts, unbaked and fully baked frozen dough products, frozen hot snacks, ethnic meals, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast and entrees, nutrition bars, and frozen and shelf-stable vegetables.

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