Investor Insights – A Closer Look at General Mills (GIS)

By Harris Dyer • Friday, November 03 15:29 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Staples company General Mills has moved -0.4% so far today on a volume of 1,773,476, compared to its average of 4,477,351. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

General Mills trades -5.6% away from its average analyst target price of $69.88 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $58.0 to $77.0, and on average have given General Mills a rating of hold.

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

General Mills's current price is 61.2% above its Graham number of $40.92, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
General Mills has moved -16.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.1, General Mills has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
GIS has a forward P/E ratio of 14.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.71 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.84 — a number near or below 1 signifying that General Mills is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.74 compared to its sector average of 4.29
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide.
Based in Minneapolis, the company has 34,000 full time employees and a market cap of $38.35 Billion. General Mills currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.3%.

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