The stock of General Mills, Inc (GIS) has gone up by 2.61% for the week, with a -5.07% drop in the past month and a -14.97% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.21% for GIS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.32% for GIS stock, with a simple moving average of -15.53% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Right Now?
General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.67x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of -0.01. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 3 as “overweight”, 17 as “hold”, and 2 as “sell”.
The public float for GIS is 540.22M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.19% of that float. On July 08, 2025, the average trading volume of GIS was 5.30M shares.
GIS stock’s latest price update
General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) has seen a decline in its stock price by -2.46% in relation to its previous close of $53.15. However, the company has experienced a 2.61% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-03 that I track companies with consistent dividend growth, focusing on those with strong financial health and above-average yields versus the S&P 500. This week’s highlighted stocks average a 3.1% dividend increase and a 12.5-year growth streak, but only Darden Restaurants stands out for performance. SCHD ETF remains my preferred broad dividend growth holding, outperforming most individual names except Darden over the past decade.
Analysts’ Opinion of GIS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GIS stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for GIS by listing it as a “Outperform”. The predicted price for GIS in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $63 based on the research report published on June 26, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GIS reach a price target of $58. The rating they have provided for GIS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 09th, 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 -4.05% 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 -31.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.84%, as shares sank -4.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GIS rose by +2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -30.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.07. In addition, General Mills, Inc saw -17.94% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Sharma Pankaj MN, the Segment President of General Mills, Inc, sale 3,643 shares at $54.12 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’25, which means that Sharma Pankaj MN is holding 33,073 shares at $197,159 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GIS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17% for the present operating margin
- 0.27% for the gross margin
The net margin for General Mills, Inc stands at 0.1%. The total capital return value is set at 0.13%. Equity return is now at value 24.57%, with 7.08% for asset returns.
Based on General Mills, Inc (GIS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.9 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.67.
Conclusion
To sum up, General Mills, Inc (GIS) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
