$6.04M in average volume shows that General Mills, Inc (GIS) is heading in the right direction

On Monday, General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) opened lower -0.69% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $56.14. Price fluctuations for GIS have ranged from $55.15 to $75.90 over the past 52 weeks.

Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Defensive sector was 3.35%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -7.25% at the time writing. With a float of $545.61 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $547.50 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 34000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 35.37%, operating margin of 18.22%, 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 82.54%. 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 -7.25% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -2.12% 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 1.55. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 12.33.

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 4.06 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of General Mills, Inc (GIS)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 5.72 million, its volume of 3.63 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 12.17%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.58.

During the past 100 days, General Mills, Inc’s (GIS) raw stochastic average was set at 4.90%, which indicates a significant decrease from 9.33% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 27.06% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 26.52% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $59.33, while its 200-day Moving Average is $64.96. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $56.29 in the near term. At $56.83, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $57.30. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $55.29, it is likely to go to the next support level at $54.82. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $54.28.

General Mills, Inc (NYSE: GIS) Key Stats

There are currently 551,231K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 30.53 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.