General Motors Company -- The Essentials

By Scott Lee • Thursday, September 21 11:00 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company General Motors Company has moved -0.7% so far today on a volume of 2,373,540, compared to its average of 12,574,934. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

General Motors Company trades -34.25% away from its average analyst target price of $50.13 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $33.0 to $95.0, and on average have given General Motors Company a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying GM should be aware of the facts below:

General Motors Company's current price is -62.3% below its Graham number of $87.41, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
General Motors Company has moved -11.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 7.16, General Motors Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
GM has a forward P/E ratio of 4.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $7.01 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.92 — a number near or below 1 signifying that General Motors Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.64 compared to its sector average of 3.12
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts; and provide software-enabled services and subscriptions worldwide.
Based in Detroit, the company has 167,000 full time employees and a market cap of $45.35 Billion. General Motors Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.1%.

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