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After finishing at $59.00 in the prior trading day, General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) closed at $57.85, down -1.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.92 million shares were traded. GIS stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.59.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GIS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on March 24, 2025, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $53.
On March 10, 2025, Jefferies reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $58 to $62.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on December 19, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $75 to $64.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when HARMENING JEFFREY L sold 11,379 shares for $65.00 per share. The transaction valued at 739,635 led to the insider holds 353,346 shares of the business.
JEFFREY HARMENING bought 11,379 shares of GIS for $739,635 on Mar 07 ’25. On Dec 20 ’24, another insider, Gallagher Paul Joseph, who serves as the Chief Supply Chain Officer of the company, sold 1,041 shares for $64.50 each. As a result, the insider received 67,144 and left with 42,117 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GIS now has a Market Capitalization of 31678717952 and an Enterprise Value of 45594091520. As of this moment, General’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.321 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.841.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GIS is 0.04, which has changed by -0.15559775 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GIS has reached a high of $75.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $55.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.27%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6268000 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 547.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 545.61M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.65% stake in the company. Shares short for GIS as of 1743379200 were 29824520 with a Short Ratio of 4.88, compared to 1740700800 on 26262725. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 29824520 and a Short% of Float of 6.1300002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GIS’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.39, compared to 2.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.040508475The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.2. The current Payout Ratio is 54.78% for GIS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1744243200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
