General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.73 in relation to its previous close of 49.44. However, the company has experienced a 3.02% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-03-23 that For over a decade, retail store Dollar General (DG 2.52%) has been a constituent of the S&P 500, an index of 500 of the largest, most profitable companies in the U.S. As of March 18, the S&P 500 was down 9% from its all-time high and had even briefly been down 10%, which is what’s commonly called “correction territory.” But for Dollar General, the situation is much worse.
Is It Worth Investing in General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) Right Now?
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GM is 1.26. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GM is 992.87M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.31% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GM on March 24, 2025 was 11.85M shares.
GM’s Market Performance
GM stock saw an increase of 3.02% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 3.99% and a quarterly increase of -2.64%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.93% for General Motors Company (GM). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.68% for GM’s stock, with a 1.40% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GM stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for GM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GM in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $105 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GM reach a price target of $60. The rating they have provided for GM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to GM, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
GM Trading at 1.54% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.75%, as shares surge +7.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GM rose by +3.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.03. In addition, General Motors Company saw -6.51% 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 GM starting from CRAIG GLIDDEN, who proposed sale 68,687 shares at the price of $49.81 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, CRAIG GLIDDEN now owns shares of General Motors Company, valued at $3,421,004 using the latest closing price.
KELLY ALFRED F JR, the Director of General Motors Company, purchase 12,000 shares at $50.66 during a trade that took place back on Jan 30 ’25, which means that KELLY ALFRED F JR is holding 13,714 shares at $607,920 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for General Motors Company stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 9.44, with 2.17 for asset returns.
Based on General Motors Company (GM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 21.75 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
In conclusion, General Motors Company (GM) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
