General Motors Company (GM) earnings on April 28, 2026
More General Motors Company earnings
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
General Motors shares declined following their earnings announcement. The market's reaction suggests that expectations were not met, leading to a lower closing price.
GM price around the earnings
76.62
Change: -2.7%
2026-04-29, 20:00 UTC
- Price: green if it ends above the starting price; red if it ends below
- Start of the measured window
- End of the measured window
- Market open
- No trading (market closed)
- Starting price
Prior thesis
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
- Thesis published
Optimistic analysts, modest rally, lagging strength.
Analysts are optimistic about GM, and the stock has seen a modest rise, but its recent performance lags the market. Expectations are high, and the stock is near support.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Constructive analysts, modest rally, lagging strength.
- Playbook
- With strong analyst backing and support levels nearby, the scenario presents a mixed picture. The technical picture is a key factor for assessing potential weakness despite the positive outlook.
- Trend
- Modest rally, lagging SPY into earnings.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts maintain buy ratings and have set a price target reflecting growth expectations.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.85
- Analysts covering the stock
- 25
- Average price target
- 93.96
- Lowest price target
- 57
- Highest price target
- 122
- Upside to price target
- 20.5%
- Revenue growth
- -5.1%
- Forward EPS
- 13.86
- Trailing EPS
- 3.27
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 5
- Strong buy: 7
- Buy: 13
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 1
- Strong sell: 1
- Strong buy
- 7
- Buy
- 13
- Hold
- 4
- Sell
- 1
- Strong sell
- 1
- April 14, 2026 · Goldman Sachs: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 14, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 14, 2026 · Deutsche Bank: Upgrades rating (Hold → Buy)
- March 30, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- March 25, 2026 · Wolfe Research: Upgrades rating (Peer Perform → Outperform)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Negative
A cautious headline contrasts with analyst optimism, suggesting potential challenges ahead for the stock.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (4)
- General Motors Q1 Preview: 60% Stock Rally Meets Its Biggest Reality Check — Benzinga
- How To Earn $500 A Month From General Motors Stock Ahead Of Q1 Earnings — Benzinga
- GM CEO Mary Barra, Other Top Execs' Bonuses Unaffected By Trump's Tariffs: Report — Benzinga
- GM To Suspend Next-Generation EV Pickup Truck Development Amid Gasoline Pivot: Report — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Positive
The stock is market review closer to a support level than a resistance level.
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Technical
Negative
GM's recent performance is slightly weaker than the broader market, indicating some relative underperformance.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.5%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -11.0%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +1.5%
- 30-day change
- +6.8%
- 30-day relative strength
- -1.1%
- Benchmark change
- +8.0%
- Nearest support
- 71.6
- Nearest resistance
- 82.67
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.88
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- -4.2%
- January 27, 2026: actual EPS 2.51 vs estimate 2.27 (surprise +10.7%)
- October 21, 2025: actual EPS 1.35 vs estimate 2.03 (surprise -33.5%)
- July 22, 2025: actual EPS 1.91 vs estimate 2.58 (surprise -26.1%)
- April 29, 2025: actual EPS 3.35 vs estimate 2.54 (surprise +31.9%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 5.5%
- 75th percentile move
- 8.6%
- 90th percentile move
- 9.3%
- Up / down moves
- 8 / 11
- Average up move
- +7.4%
- Average down move
- -4.8%
Monitoring and close
What General Motors Company reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Consolidated
- -2.7%
- Max move
- -4.2%
No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.