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After finishing at $59.56 in the prior trading day, General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) closed at $60.94, up 2.32%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.77 million shares were traded. GIS stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.7.
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 14.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.35.
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, Jefferies on March 10, 2025, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $62 from $58 previously.
On December 19, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $75 to $64.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $78 to $80.
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 33592014848 and an Enterprise Value of 46128369664. As of this moment, General’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 15.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.318 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.618.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GIS is 0.14, which has changed by -0.112050116 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 1.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.70%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6060220 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 552.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 549.23M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.00% stake in the company. Shares short for GIS as of 1740700800 were 26262725 with a Short Ratio of 5.21, compared to 1738281600 on 22418073. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26262725 and a Short% of Float of 5.3600002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GIS’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.38, compared to 2.39 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039959706The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.19. The current Payout Ratio is 54.78% for GIS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-10 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.
