Q1 Earnings Estimate for General Motors Issued By Wedbush

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of General Motors in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives forecasts that the auto manufacturer will post earnings per share of $2.87 for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $10.34 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q4 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.92 EPS.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The auto manufacturer reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.17. General Motors had a return on equity of 16.30% and a net margin of 6.06%.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. UBS Group raised their price target on General Motors from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. DZ Bank cut shares of General Motors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $49.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of General Motors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on General Motors from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, General Motors has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.28.

General Motors Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of General Motors stock opened at $49.85 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.03. General Motors has a 1-year low of $37.40 and a 1-year high of $61.24. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $53.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.95. The company has a market capitalization of $54.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.31, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.42.

General Motors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. General Motors’s payout ratio is 5.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Mark L. Reuss sold 122,283 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.16, for a total value of $6,745,130.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 126,907 shares in the company, valued at $7,000,190.12. The trade was a 49.07 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Rory Harvey sold 8,919 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.01, for a total value of $535,229.19. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 8,513 shares in the company, valued at $510,865.13. The trade was a 51.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 514,344 shares of company stock valued at $28,977,691. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Motors

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its holdings in General Motors by 972.6% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 2,103,036 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $94,300,000 after buying an additional 1,906,964 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of General Motors by 123.1% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,226,027 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $144,655,000 after purchasing an additional 1,779,897 shares during the period. Artemis Investment Management LLP boosted its position in shares of General Motors by 581.4% in the third quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 1,601,856 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $71,827,000 after acquiring an additional 1,366,768 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of General Motors by 158.8% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,171,587 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $97,374,000 after buying an additional 1,332,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd increased its stake in General Motors by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,089,633 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $217,855,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140,569 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.