In the latest trading session, General Motors (GM) closed at $53.15, marking a +1.1% move from the previous day. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.28% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.43%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.09%.
Shares of the an automotive manufacturer have appreciated by 5.41% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's loss of 1.41%, and the S&P 500's gain of 4.37%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of General Motors in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on July 22, 2025. In that report, analysts expect General Motors to post earnings of $2.44 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 20.26%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $45.34 billion, indicating a 5.48% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $9.3 per share and a revenue of $177.54 billion, signifying shifts of -12.26% and -5.29%, respectively, from the last year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for General Motors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.09% lower within the past month. As of now, General Motors holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, General Motors currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 5.65. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 12.05 of its industry.
Meanwhile, GM's PEG ratio is currently 1.41. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Automotive - Domestic industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.22 as of yesterday's close.
The Automotive - Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 206, placing it within the bottom 17% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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