Uncovering the Essential Aspects of GM Stocks

By Scott Lee • Friday, March 28 09:53 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company General Motors has moved -1.1% so far today on a volume of 1,463,905, compared to its average of 13,342,200. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

General Motors trades -23.98% away from its average analyst target price of $61.4 per share. The 27 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $37.0 to $105.0, and on average have given General Motors a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in GM, you'll want to know the following:

General Motors's current price is -46.9% below its Graham number of $87.94, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
General Motors has moved 4.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 8.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.37, General Motors has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
GM has a forward P/E ratio of 4.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $10.57 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.74 compared to its sector average of 3.19
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts worldwide.
Based in Detroit, the company has 162,000 full time employees and a market cap of $46.45 Billion. General Motors currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.0%.

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