General Mills (GIS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$41.55 +1.11 (+2.74%)

As of 08/28/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

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General Mills - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Sell
6

Hold
12

Buy
4

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for General Mills in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 22 analysts, 6 have given a sell rating, 12 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for GIS.

Consensus Price Target

$39.16
-5.76% Downside

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for General Mills, the average price target is $39.16. The highest price target for GIS is $57.00, while the lowest price target for GIS is $31.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -5.76% from the current price of $41.55.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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GIS Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/30/25 to 8/30/26	1 Month Ago 7/31/25 to 7/31/26	3 Months Ago 6/1/25 to 6/1/26	1 Year Ago 8/30/24 to 8/30/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	6 Sell rating(s)	7 Sell rating(s)	6 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$39.16	$39.16	$41.78	$58.80
Forecasted Upside	-5.76% Downside	9.24% Upside	24.23% Upside	19.30% Upside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Reduce	Reduce	Hold

GIS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

GIS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

General Mills Stock vs. The Competition

Type	General Mills	Consumer Staples Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	1.91	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-5.76% Downside	140.99% Upside	13.05% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Very Positive News See Recent GIS News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/12/2026	Zacks Research 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
7/6/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Peter Grom 3 of 5 stars	Set Target		$33.00	-8.14%
7/2/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Sell (D) ➝ Sell (D+)
7/2/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Moskow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$32.00 ➝ $31.00	-17.57%
7/2/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Carey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight	$30.00 ➝ $33.00	-12.25%
7/2/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Max Gumport Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $38.00	+1.93%
7/2/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Thomas Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $35.00	-6.12%
7/2/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steve Powers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$32.00 ➝ $33.00	-11.66%
7/2/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Galbo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$36.00 ➝ $39.00	+3.70%
7/1/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Marks Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$33.00 ➝ $36.00	-4.28%
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6/5/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Megan Alexander Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight	$37.00 ➝ $32.00	-3.09%
6/3/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform	$31.00	-6.27%
6/2/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Yaro Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$36.00	+7.05%
5/13/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Lavery Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $41.00	+20.22%
5/11/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Lazar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$41.00 ➝ $36.00	+3.90%
4/21/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Smith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$44.00 ➝ $40.00	+13.43%
4/13/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Rob Dickerson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
3/19/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Baumgartner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$47.00 ➝ $39.00	+4.63%
3/19/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nik Modi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$60.00 ➝ $55.00	+46.80%
2/18/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$45.00	+1.42%
9/18/2025	Bernstein Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Market Perform	$55.00 ➝ $54.00	+8.24%
9/18/2025	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold	$59.00 ➝ $57.00	+14.25%
3/14/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Thomas Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $58.00	-2.72%

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Should I Buy General Mills Stock? GIS Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these General Mills pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

General Mills
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in General Mills, Inc.:

The company reported a strong earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95 for the latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, which indicates robust financial performance.
General Mills, Inc. has a positive return on equity of 21.37%, suggesting effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity.
The current stock price is around $36, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for value in the consumer goods sector.
With a quarterly dividend of $0.61, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 6.1%, investors can benefit from regular income in addition to potential capital appreciation.
Analysts forecast a growth in EPS to between 3.000 and 3.200 for FY 2027, indicating positive future earnings potential for the company.

General Mills
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in General Mills, Inc. for these reasons:

The company has a negative net margin of 0.48%, which may raise concerns about profitability and cost management.
General Mills, Inc. has a significantly high dividend payout ratio of -1,355.56%, indicating that the company is paying out more in dividends than it earns, which could be unsustainable.
Recent analyst ratings show a mixed outlook, with four Buy ratings, twelve Hold ratings, and six Sell ratings, suggesting uncertainty among market experts.
Despite a slight revenue increase of 1.2% year-over-year, the growth may not be sufficient to meet investor expectations in a competitive market.
Several analysts have set target prices below the current stock price, indicating potential downside risk for investors considering entry points.

GIS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for General Mills is $39.16, with a high forecast of $57.00 and a low forecast of $31.00.

22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for General Mills in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" GIS shares.

According to analysts, General Mills's stock has a predicted downside of -5.76% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, General Mills's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

General Mills has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, BNP Paribas Exane, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Sanford C. Bernstein, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like General Mills less than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating for General Mills is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "consumer staples" companies is Hold. Learn more on how GIS compares to other companies.

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General Mills (GIS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

General Mills - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Bull Case

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General Mills (GIS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

General Mills - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

GIS Analyst Ratings Over Time

GIS Analyst Recommendations By Month

GIS Price Targets by Month

General Mills Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy General Mills Stock? GIS Pros and Cons Explained

General Mills Bull Case

General Mills Bear Case

GIS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is General Mills' forecast for 2026?

Should I buy or sell General Mills stock right now?

Does General Mills's stock price have much downside?

Has General Mills been upgraded or downgraded by Wall Street analysts recently?

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