General Mills
About: General Mills is a global packaged food company that produces snacks, cereal, convenient meals, dough, baking mixes and ingredients, pet food, and superpremium ice cream. Its largest brands are Nature Valley, Cheerios, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, and Haagen-Dazs. In fiscal 2024, 81% of its revenue was derived from the United States, although the company also operates in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. Although most of General Mills' products are sold through retail stores to consumers, the company also sells products to the foodservice channel and the commercial baking industry.
Employees: 34,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.97% [Q4 2024] → 81.87% (+1.9%) [Q1 2025]
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $279M | Put options by funds: $271M
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28B [Q4 2024] → $26.8B (-$1.18B) [Q1 2025]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,590 [Q4 2024] → 1,516 (-74) [Q1 2025]
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 489 | Existing positions reduced: 662
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 163
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 4 (-3) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$52
3%
downside
Avg. target
$59
11%
upside
High target
$70
31%
upside
8 analyst ratings
1 positive
13%
5 neutral
63%
2 negative
25%
Goldman Sachs James Yaro | 8%upside $58 | Neutral Downgraded | 9 Jun 2025 |
UBS Peter Grom | 3%downside $52 | Sell Maintained | 6 Jun 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Megan Alexander | 1%downside $53 | Underweight Initiated | 24 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Andrew Lazar | 12%upside $60 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Mizuho John Baumgartner | 12%upside $60 | Neutral Maintained | 20 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 22 articles about GIS published over the past 30 days
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
2 days ago
3 Dividends Aristocrats at 52-Week Lows. Time to Back Up the Truck?
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Neutral
Proactive Investors
3 days ago
General Mills weighs sale of Häagen-Dazs stores in China: report
General Mills Inc (NYSE:GIS, ETR:GRM) is considering the sale of its Häagen-Dazs ice cream stores in China, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The publication, citing sources with knowledge of the matter, said the Minneapolis-based company may seek several hundred million dollars for these assets.
Neutral
Reuters
3 days ago
General Mills mulls sale of China Haagen-Dazs stores, Bloomberg News reports
General Mills is considering selling its Haagen-Dazs ice-cream stores in China, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Secure Your Income: 3 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks Yielding ~ 4%
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Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in General Mills Stock?
Investors need to pay close attention to GIS stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Presents at dbAccess Global Consumer Conference Transcript
General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS ) dbAccess Global Consumer Conference Call Transcript June 5, 2025 4:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeffrey L. Harmening - Chairman & CEO Conference Call Participants Stephen Robert R.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
General Mills to Webcast Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Results on June 25, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) plans to report results for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year on June 25, 2025. A press release, pre-recorded management remarks and supporting slides will be issued that morning followed by a webcasted question and answer session on the results at 8 a.m. CT. Interested parties can access these materials and the webcast at www.generalmills.com/investors. # # # About General Mills General Mills makes food the world loves. T.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
General Mills Gives Its Cereals and Mascots a Heroic Makeover with Marvel Studios' “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Mills is bringing Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing to the cereal aisle with a special series of cereal boxes inspired by Marvel Studios' “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” in theaters July 25. A limited run of replica Lucky Charms cereal boxes — resembling those seen in the film — will also be released as part of the collaboration in July. “This collaboration unites two iconic universes together, our beloved cereal mascots like B.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
General Mills and Lactalis Receive Regulatory Clearance for U.S. Yogurt Transaction
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) and Lactalis today announced that the regulatory review for the sale of General Mills' U.S. Yogurt business to Lactalis is complete, and the transaction is cleared to close subject to completion of other customary closing conditions. The companies are targeting to complete the transaction in late June 2025. About General Mills General Mills makes food the world loves. The company is guided by its Accelerate strategy to boldly build i.
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 weeks ago
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