General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS)’s stock price has decreased by -1.64 compared to its previous closing price of 59.61. However, the company has seen a -1.94% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-06 that On April 2, President Donald Trump enacted the highest U.S. tariffs since 1910. With a baseline tariff of 10% on all goods brought into the country and much higher tariff rates for dozens of specific countries, the tax on imports was far higher than most experts expected.
Is It Worth Investing in General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) is 12.88x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GIS is 0.04. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for GIS is 545.61M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.78% of that float. On April 08, 2025, GIS’s average trading volume was 6.00M shares.
GIS’s Market Performance
The stock of General Mills, Inc (GIS) has seen a -1.94% decrease in the past week, with a -9.10% drop in the past month, and a -8.22% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.69% for GIS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.55% for GIS stock, with a simple moving average of -10.42% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GIS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GIS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for GIS by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for GIS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $53 based on the research report published on March 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GIS reach a price target of $62, previously predicting the price at $58. The rating they have provided for GIS stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 10th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to GIS, setting the target price at $64 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
GIS Trading at -2.24% 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 -22.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.21%, as shares sank -10.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.90% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GIS fell by -1.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $59.55. In addition, General Mills, Inc saw -8.06% 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 27.37, with 8.05 for asset returns.
Based on General Mills, Inc (GIS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.33. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.97for 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 0.67.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of General Mills, Inc (GIS) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
