NYSE:GM - General Motors Stock Price, News, & Analysis

General Motors trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GM."

General Motors declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Friday, March 8th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 7th. View General Motors' Dividend History.

General Motors announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Friday, April 7th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 8.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 6th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.22. The auto manufacturer had revenue of $38.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $36.31 billion. General Motors had a net margin of 5.45% and a return on equity of 23.99%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.65 earnings per share. View General Motors' Earnings History.

General Motors is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for General Motors.

General Motors issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 6th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.50-7.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.31.

16 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for General Motors' stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $67.00. On average, they anticipate General Motors' stock price to reach $48.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for General Motors.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for General Motors in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for General Motors.

News stories about GM stock have been trending somewhat negative on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. General Motors earned a news sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the auto manufacturer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other General Motors investors own include Ford Motor (f), General Electric (GE), AT&T (T), Bank of America (BAC), Intel (INTC), Citigroup (C), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

General Motors' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.54%), Harris Associates L P (4.43%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (2.41%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.16%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.06%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.00%). Company insiders that own General Motors stock include Alan S Batey, Alicia S Boler-Davis, Barry L Engle II, Charles K Stevens III, Christopher Hatto, Craig B Glidden, Daniel Ammann, Jane L Mendillo, John J Quattrone, Karl-Thomas Neumann, Mark L Reuss, Nysschen Carel J De, Patricia F Russo, Retiree Medical Benefits T Uaw, Stefan Jacoby and Thomas S Timko. View Institutional Ownership Trends for General Motors.

GM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, BlackRock Inc., Prudential PLC, KBC Group NV, Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Pzena Investment Management LLC and Hamlin Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold General Motors company stock in the last year include Alan S Batey, Charles K Stevens III and Christopher Hatto. View Insider Buying and Selling for General Motors.

GM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Harris Associates L P, Ruffer LLP, Millennium Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC and Alps Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought General Motors stock in the last two years include Jane L Mendillo and Patricia F Russo. View Insider Buying and Selling for General Motors.

Shares of GM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.44.

General Motors has a market capitalization of $51.36 billion and generates $147.05 billion in revenue each year. The auto manufacturer earns $8.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.54 on an earnings per share basis. General Motors employs 173,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for General Motors is http://www.gm.com.

General Motors' mailing address is 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit MI, 48265. The auto manufacturer can be reached via phone at 313-667-1500 or via email at [email protected]