General Motors Co (GM): Today's Featured Automotive Winner
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(
) pushed the Automotive industry higher today making it today's featured automotive winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.7%. By the end of trading, General Motors rose $0.46 (1.3%) to $34.99 on light volume. Throughout the day, 9,475,238 shares of General Motors exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 14,719,100 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $34.65-$35.05 after having opened the day at $34.66 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $34.53. Other companies within the Automotive industry that increased today were:
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), up 6.2%,
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), up 6.0%,
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TheStreet Recommends
), up 5.2% and
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), up 5.1%.
General Motors Company (GM) designs, manufactures, and markets cars, crossovers, trucks, and automobile parts worldwide. General Motors has a market cap of $48.2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. Shares are up 19.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate General Motors a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
General Motors
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full General Motors Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 3.5% and
China Zenix Auto International
(
), down 2.4%.
- Use our automotive section to find industry-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the automotive industry could consider
Consumer Discretionary Sel Sec SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the automotive industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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