Will GM stock recover?

GM trades 14.5% below its 3-month high and 14.5% below its 52-week high. No one can predict a rebound, but the stock’s history provides context.

Below are GM’s past drops of 20% or more, the depth of each decline, and the time each recovery required.

The chart below tracks GM's daily closing price from April 24, 2026 to Oct. 20, 2026. Over that stretch it is down 0.8%, from $77.72 to $77.09, with a high of $90.12 on July 28, 2026 and a low of $72.32 on May 19, 2026. Each red circle marks a week in which company insiders sold shares on the open market (6 weeks in this period; bigger circles mean more money). There are no green diamonds: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

GM's past 20%+ drops and recoveries

The table below lists GM’s past drops of 20% or more and the subsequent recoveries.

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What would change the picture for GM

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• An open-market purchase by an insider at General Motors Co. There has been none in 90 days; Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.95 to 4.05 over three months (on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $90.12 would be a new 52-week high, 16.9% above the latest close of $77.09; a close below $57.5 would be a new 52-week low, 25.4% below it.
• Growth: revenue fell 0.3% year over year in the quarter ending Sep 2026 (trend: accelerating). At a P/E of 16.8, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How GM compares with its peers

Over the past month GM ranks 3 of 5 in this group (-8.2%); the best was TSLA (-0.4%) and the weakest LCID (-24.0%).

GM's P/E of 16.8 is below the peers' median of 346.0, so investors pay less for each dollar of its profit.

A dash in the P/E column means the company lost money over the last 12 months, so it has no P/E.

GM history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, GM fell 8.2% or more in a month 11 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 9 of 11 cases; the median change was +14.8%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

Do analysts think GM is a buy?

30 of the 38 analysts who cover General Motors Co rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

Are GM insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $49 million of GM on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans); purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Who is the largest shareholder of GM?

Among investment managers that file Form 13F, Huntington National Bank reported the largest GM position ($67). 1 institutions reported holding GM for Q2 2026.

Is General Motors Co profitable?

Yes. General Motors Co had $187 billion of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 2.1% and a P/E of 16.8.

Does GM pay a dividend?

Yes: $0.69 per share over the last 12 months, about 0.9% at today's price.

Is General Motors Co issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low (10/100); the share count fell 9.6% in a year.

Dates to watch for GM

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices through Oct. 20, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 38 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Sep 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.