Analyzing the Price-to-Earnings Ratio of General Mills, Inc (GIS)

The price-to-earnings ratio for General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) is above average at 11.74x. The 36-month beta value for GIS is also noteworthy at 0.02. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for GIS is 545.60M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.36% of that float. The average trading volume of GIS on June 24, 2025 was 5.58M shares.

GIS) stock’s latest price update

General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS)’s stock price has soared by 6468165 in relation to previous closing price of 52.99. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -0.17% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-23 that MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–General Mills today announced two new launches within its North America Pet segment with initiatives from Blue Buffalo and Edgard & Cooper, designed to meet evolving pet parent preferences and accelerate the company’s growth in pet feeding. Blue Buffalo to launch “Love Made Fresh” Blue Buffalo — the most loved and trusted natural pet food brand in the U.S. — is entering fresh pet food with the national launch of “Love Made Fresh,” offering pet parents more ways.

GIS’s Market Performance

GIS’s stock has fallen by -0.17% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 0.21% and a quarterly drop of -8.82%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.73% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.86% for General Mills, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.92% for GIS’s stock, with a -14.26% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of GIS

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GIS stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for GIS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GIS in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $58 based on the research report published on June 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.

UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GIS reach a price target of $54. The rating they have provided for GIS stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on April 23rd, 2025.

Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to GIS, setting the target price at $53 in the report published on March 24th of the current year.

GIS Trading at -2.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought GIS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.55% of loss for the given period.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GIS starting from Sharma Pankaj MN, who sale 3,643 shares at the price of $54.12 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, Sharma Pankaj MN now owns 33,073 shares of General Mills, Inc, valued at $197,159 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for GIS

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.18 for the present operating margin
  • 0.35 for the gross margin

The net margin for General Mills, Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 27.37, with 8.05 for asset returns.

Based on General Mills, Inc (GIS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.19. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.67.

Conclusion

In summary, General Mills, Inc (GIS) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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