The trading price of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) floating higher at last check on Wednesday, April 24, closing at $71.46, 0.90% higher than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 16.40. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $90.89 and a 52-week low of $60.33. Over the past month, the stock has gained 3.36% in value.
General Mills, Inc., whose market valuation is $40.34 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 3.30%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 2.36. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 1.0 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 4.51 for current year and 4.69 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 4.88B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 4.84B and highs of 4.96B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 20.02B.
On the technical side, indicators suggest GIS has a 100% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 50% Buy.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 2.20, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that GIS’s price is currently 3.17% off the SMA20 and 6.64% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 63.63, and weekly volatility stands at 1.40%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 1.64%. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS)’s beta value is currently sitting at 0.14, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 1.24.
To see how General Mills, Inc. stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: GIS stock’s performance was 0.90% at last check in today’s session, and -18.44% in the past year. General Mills, Inc. has a P/E ratio of 16.40.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) indicates that the 3-month average is 4.22 million.
Currently, records show that 586.60 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.32% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 80.30%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 9.70% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
