In the past week, GIS stock has gone down by -4.05%, with a monthly decline of -7.15% and a quarterly plunge of -8.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.55%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.48% for General Mills, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.92% for GIS stock, with a simple moving average of -15.81% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Right Now?
General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96x compared to its average ratio. GIS has 36-month beta value of 0.03. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for GIS is 545.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GIS on May 08, 2025 was 6.06M shares.
GIS) stock’s latest price update
General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.22 in relation to its previous close of 54.56. However, the company has experienced a -4.05% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-07 that MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For years, Gushers fans have made one thing clear: they’re obsessed with the blue ones. They’ve begged. They’ve posted. They’ve even sorted them by hand. Now, Gushers is finally making dreams come true with the launch of Gushers All Blue — the first-ever box featuring only blue Gushers, available nationwide starting this month. Alongside the return of fan-favorite vibrant Blueberry Grape, the Gushers All Blue pack also introduces Sour Blue Raspberry, a brand-new fl.
Analysts’ Opinion of GIS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GIS stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for GIS by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for GIS in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $54 based on the research report published on April 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GIS reach a price target of $53. The rating they have provided for GIS stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on March 24th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to GIS, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on March 10th of the current year.
GIS Trading at -7.32% 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 -28.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.55%, as shares sank -3.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.61% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GIS fell by -4.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $56.66. In addition, General Mills, Inc saw -14.63% 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 2.21. 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 put it simply, General Mills, Inc (GIS) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
