Christopher Hatto Sells 6,895 Shares of General Motors (NYSE:GM) Stock

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) CAO Christopher Hatto sold 6,895 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $620,550.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 18,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,700,910. This represents a 26.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Christopher Hatto also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 28th, Christopher Hatto sold 6,895 shares of General Motors stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $586,075.00.

General Motors Price Performance

GM stock opened at $88.40 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $80.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.99. The stock has a market cap of $77.56 billion, a PE ratio of 44.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. General Motors Company has a 1 year low of $51.88 and a 1 year high of $91.85.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.19 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $48.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $47.01 billion. General Motors had a return on equity of 18.18% and a net margin of 1.05%.General Motors’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.53 earnings per share. General Motors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.000-14.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that General Motors Company will post 13.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. General Motors’s dividend payout ratio is 36.36%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Motors

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GM. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of General Motors by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 32,158,403 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $2,615,121,000 after acquiring an additional 835,645 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in General Motors by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,242,381 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,802,668,000 after acquiring an additional 267,477 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in General Motors by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 19,536,049 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,588,688,000 after acquiring an additional 1,405,530 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in General Motors by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 14,252,689 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $868,986,000 after purchasing an additional 748,831 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in General Motors by 0.5% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 14,225,518 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $1,059,668,000 after purchasing an additional 77,100 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on GM. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of General Motors from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of General Motors from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of General Motors in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on shares of General Motors from $92.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on General Motors from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, General Motors currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.41.

General Motors News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting General Motors this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GM’s second-quarter results remain the primary bullish catalyst: adjusted EPS of $3.57 exceeded the $3.19 consensus, while revenue of $48.03 billion topped estimates and rose 1.9% year over year. Management maintained 2026 EPS guidance of $12 to $14.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment has improved following the earnings beat. Erste Group raised its 2026 EPS estimate to $13.40 from $12.95 and its 2027 estimate to $14.99 from $14.48. Tigress Financial also forecast substantial upside and maintained a strong-buy view.
• Positive Sentiment: GM is emphasizing artificial intelligence to accelerate vehicle engineering, improve development workflows and potentially make vehicles better and faster. The company is also pursuing supply-chain resiliency, which could reduce disruption risks over time. GM Fully Believes AI Will Help Make Its Cars Better And Faster
• Positive Sentiment: GM’s shares continue to attract value-oriented attention because of earnings growth, cash-flow potential and a consensus analyst price target above the recent trading range. The company also declared its regular $0.18 quarterly dividend.
• Neutral Sentiment: President Donald Trump’s visit to a GM plant highlighted tariffs as a benefit to U.S. automakers, but the political support offers limited clarity on the company’s actual cost outlook. Trump visits General Motors plant
• Negative Sentiment: Reports suggest tariffs could cost GM as much as $3.5 billion, undermining claims that import taxes are helping the automaker. Any increase in vehicle or component costs could pressure margins and future guidance. Tariffs have saved General Motors
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Mary Barra, President Mark Reuss, EVP Rory Harvey and CAO Christopher Hatto sold shares in pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 transactions. The planned nature reduces the signal’s significance, but the concentrated selling may weigh on investor sentiment.

About General Motors

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, builds and sells cars, trucks, crossovers and electric vehicles, and provides related parts and services. Founded in 1908, GM has long been one of the world’s largest automakers and has evolved into a multi-brand company whose primary marques include Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick. Beyond vehicle manufacturing, GM’s operations encompass vehicle financing, connected services and advanced mobility initiatives.

GM develops and markets a broad portfolio of products and technologies, including internal-combustion and battery-electric vehicles, vehicle components and on-board connectivity services.