The stock of General Mills, Inc (GIS) has seen a -6.68% decrease in the past week, with a 2.35% gain in the past month, and a -6.96% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.24% for GIS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.11% for GIS’s stock, with a -7.70% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Right Now?
General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.26x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.14. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GIS is 549.23M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.78% of that float. On March 18, 2025, the average trading volume of GIS was 5.04M shares.
GIS) stock’s latest price update
General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.32 in comparison to its previous close of 59.56, however, the company has experienced a -6.68% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-17 that GIS’ Q3 results are likely to reflect challenges stemming from rising selling, general and administrative costs despite cost-saving efforts.
Analysts’ Opinion of GIS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GIS stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for GIS by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for GIS in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $62 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GIS reach a price target of $64, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for GIS stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 19th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to GIS, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
GIS Trading at 1.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GIS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.93%, as shares surge +3.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.44% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GIS fell by -6.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.87. In addition, General Mills, Inc saw -4.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GIS starting from HARMENING JEFFREY L, who sale 11,379 shares at the price of $65.00 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, HARMENING JEFFREY L now owns 353,346 shares of General Mills, Inc, valued at $739,635 using the latest closing price.
JEFFREY HARMENING, the Officer of General Mills, Inc, proposed sale 11,379 shares at $65.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that JEFFREY HARMENING is holding shares at $739,635 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GIS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for General Mills, Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 28.02, with 8.06 for asset returns.
Based on General Mills, Inc (GIS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 29.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.92.
Conclusion
To sum up, General Mills, Inc (GIS) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
