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. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 3.80%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 7th. View General Motors' Dividend History.

General Motors declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 6th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.22. The auto manufacturer earned $38.40 billion during 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 quarterly revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last 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 updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $6.50-7.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.31.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for General Motors' stock. Their predictions range from $34.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect General Motors' stock price to reach $48.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.2% 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.

Media coverage about GM stock has trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. General Motors earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the auto manufacturer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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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, 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 Retiree Medical Benefits T Uaw. View Insider Buying and Selling for General Motors.

GM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Harris Associates L P, Ruffer LLP, Millennium Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Alps Advisors Inc. and Gotham Asset Management LLC. 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 $39.95.

General Motors has a market capitalization of $56.31 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]