What is Wedbush’s Estimate for General Motors Q4 Earnings?

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) – Stock analysts at Wedbush raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of General Motors in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 21st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the auto manufacturer will post earnings per share of $2.02 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.76. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $75.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Motors’ current full-year earnings is $11.44 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for General Motors’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The auto manufacturer reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.48. General Motors had a return on equity of 12.98% and a net margin of 2.54%.The company had revenue of $48.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.60 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.96 EPS. General Motors’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. General Motors has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.750-10.500 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on GM. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a report on Tuesday. Barclays boosted their price objective on General Motors from $73.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on General Motors from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Motors in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on General Motors from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, General Motors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $66.40.

General Motors Trading Up 14.8%

NYSE:GM opened at $66.59 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.34. General Motors has a 52 week low of $41.60 and a 52 week high of $67.55. The company has a market cap of $63.40 billion, a PE ratio of 10.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.33.

Institutional Trading of General Motors

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in shares of General Motors in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Motors in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of General Motors by 94.6% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 545 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Motors in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in shares of General Motors in the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 92.67% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other General Motors news, CEO Mary T. Barra sold 907,024 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.24, for a total transaction of $52,825,077.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 552,238 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,162,341.12. The trade was a 62.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Mark L. Reuss sold 136,161 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.12, for a total value of $8,185,999.32. Following the transaction, the president owned 131,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,877,884.32. This trade represents a 50.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,074,824 shares of company stock worth $122,377,213. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

General Motors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. General Motors’s payout ratio is 9.52%.

About General Motors

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.