Jim Cramer on General Motors: "CEO Mary Barra Never Gets the Respect She Deserves for What She's Delivered Through the Years"

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is one of the stocks in focus as Jim Cramer shared his weekly game plan. Cramer praised the company’s CEO during the episode, as he said:

General Motors reports too, and CEO Mary Barra never gets the respect she deserves for what she’s delivered through the years. Now, the day GM reports, the stock tends to underperform, particularly in the first hour or two of trading. Just a pattern that I’ve noticed, and that’s a good buying opportunity. If it happens again, pull the trigger.

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) manufactures vehicles and parts under brands such as Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling. Cramer discussed the stock while discussing buyback activities of different companies during the episode aired on December 17, 2025. He stated:

Now, the next five buyback monsters are more elite. They’ve retired more than 40% of their shares in the last decade. For starters, there’s General Motors. Now, get this, General Motors has shrunk its share count by 40.1% since 2015. This one’s interesting because GM’s simply retiring the new shares it issued during the financial crisis and its aftermath. Still, when you look at the rest of the auto industry, it’s clear CEO Mary Barra has been doing a remarkable job. She is so good. After tariff concerns kept a lid on GM for much of the first half of the year, the stock’s exploded higher in recent months. It’s now up over 50% year to date, trading at its highest level since the company returned to public markets in 2010. The best part, even after this move, GM still sells for just under seven times next year’s estimates. I bet it can keep climbing, especially if we get more rate cuts from the Fed. Now, you know, I expect that.

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