A look at General Mills, Inc’s (GIS) recent performance gives investors their first glimpse of hope.

On Friday, General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) opened lower -0.92% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $59.66. Price fluctuations for GIS have ranged from $55.15 to $75.90 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Defensive Sector giant was 3.35%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -6.58% at the time writing. With a float of $545.62 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $547.50 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 34000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 35.14%, operating margin of 18.56%, and the pretax margin is 15.96%.

General Mills, Inc (GIS) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Packaged Foods industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of General Mills, Inc is 0.36%, while institutional ownership is 82.53%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 07 ’25, was worth 739,635. In this transaction Chairman of the Board & CEO of this company sold 11,379 shares at a rate of $65.00, taking the stock ownership to the 353,346 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 07 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 11,379 for $65.00, making the entire transaction worth $739,635.

General Mills, Inc (GIS) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -6.58% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -1.70% during the next five years compared to 8.24% growth over the previous five years of trading.

General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for General Mills, Inc (GIS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.44. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.65. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 13.07.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.55, a number that is poised to hit 0.72 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.11 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of General Mills, Inc (GIS)

Looking closely at General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS), its last 5-days average volume was 5.07 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 5.93 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 43.16%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.65.

During the past 100 days, General Mills, Inc’s (GIS) raw stochastic average was set at 29.14%, which indicates a significant increase from 20.27% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 29.54% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 25.28% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $59.97, while its 200-day Moving Average is $65.64. However, in the short run, General Mills, Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $60.06. Second resistance stands at $61.01. The third major resistance level sits at $61.56. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $58.57, it is likely to go to the next support level at $58.02. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $57.07.

General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Key Stats

There are currently 551,231K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 32.37 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 19,857 M according to its annual income of 2,497 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 4,842 M and its income totaled 625,600 K.