
General Motors Company (GM) is a publicly traded auto manufacturers business based in the US. On 31 January General Motors Company shares leapt 8.35% to a closing position of $39.32. However, over the last 12 months, General Motors Company's share price has fallen by 27.29% from $54.07. General Motors Company is listed on the NYSE and employs 157,000 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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What's in this guide?
- Can I buy shares in General Motors Company?
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- Performance over time
- Is General Motors Company stock a buy or sell?
- Are General Motors Company shares over-valued?
- Is General Motors Company suitable for ethical investing?
- General Motors Company shares summary
- Does General Motors Company pay a dividend?
- How volatile are General Motors Company shares?
- Other common questions
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General Motors Company share price (NYSE:GM)
Use our graph to track the performance of GM stocks over time.General Motors Company price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $39.315
1 week (2023-01-25) | 8.25% |
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1 month (2022-12-30) | 16.87% |
3 months (2022-11-01) | -0.09% |
6 months (2022-08-01) | 6.92% |
1 year (2022-01-31) | -25.44% |
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2 years (2021-02-01) | -23.68% |
3 years (2020-01-31) | 17.74% |
5 years (2018-02-01) | -7.34% |
Is it a good time to buy General Motors Company stock?
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Is General Motors Company under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
P/E ratio
General Motors Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 6x. In other words, General Motors Company shares trade at around 6x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
PEG ratio
General Motors Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.0731. A PEG ratio close to 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares offer reasonable value for the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into General Motors Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
EBITDA
General Motors Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $18 billion (£14.6 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a General Motors Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like General Motors Company.
Total ESG risk score
General Motors Company's total ESG risk: 32.74
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and General Motors Company's overall score of 32.74 (as at 01/01/2019) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 59th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like General Motors Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score
General Motors Company's environmental score: 13.14/100
General Motors Company's environmental score of 13.14 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that General Motors Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score
General Motors Company's social score: 14.04/100
General Motors Company's social score of 14.04 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that General Motors Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score
General Motors Company's governance score: 10.56/100
General Motors Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that General Motors Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score
General Motors Company's controversy score: 4/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, General Motors Company scored a 4 out of 5 for controversy – the second-lowest score possible, reflecting that General Motors Company has a damaged public profile.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
General Motors Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 32.74 |
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Total ESG percentile | 58.58 |
Environmental score | 13.14 |
Environmental score percentile | 5 |
Social score | 14.04 |
Social score percentile | 5 |
Governance score | 10.56 |
Governance score percentile | 5 |
Level of controversy | 4 |
General Motors Company shares at a glance
Open | $38.93 |
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High | $39.7299 |
Low | $38.33 |
Close | $39.315 |
Previous close | $36.29 |
Change | $3.025 |
Change % | 8.3356% |
Volume | 46,654,829 |
52-week range | $30.1938 - $55.3005 |
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50-day moving average | $37.3882 |
200-day moving average | $36.906 |
Wall St. target price | $47.82 |
PE ratio | 5.9736 |
Dividend yield | $0.09 (0.99%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $6.06 |
General Motors Company share dividends
Dividend yield: 0.99% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 0.99% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 2.64% of net profits
General Motors Company has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 0.99% of its share value annually.
General Motors Company has paid out, on average, around 2.64% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.99% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 0.99% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In General Motors Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.09 per share.
While General Motors Company's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.
General Motors Company's most recent dividend payout was on 15 December 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 1 December 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, General Motors Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $30.1938 up to $55.3005. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while General Motors Company's is 1.3547. This would suggest that General Motors Company's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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