Navigating General Motors (GM) Stock – Essential Insights for Investors

By Scott Lee • Wednesday, September 11 07:48 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was General Motors. Shares of the Auto manufacturers company plunged -5.4%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $44.82 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

General Motors has moved 33.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.0%
GM has an average analyst rating of buy and is -20.26% away from its mean target price of $56.21 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $8.9
General Motors has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.0 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $9.96 and its forward P/E ratio is 4.5
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.72 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.71
General Motors is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.15 and an average P/B of 3.11
GM has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 39.3% and gross profit margins of 0.1%
The company has a free cash flow of $558.63 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts; and provide software-enabled services and subscriptions worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments. It markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling brand names. In addition, the company sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts through retail dealers, and distributors and dealers, as well as to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. Further, it offers range of after-sale services through dealer network, such as maintenance, light repairs, collision repairs, vehicle accessories, and extended service warranties. Additionally, the company provides automotive financing; and software-enabled services and subscriptions. General Motors Company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

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