Should You Buy General Motors Co (GM) Today? Analysis, Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook.
Analysis Updated At
2026/01/28
BUY now (start a position at current levels). GM is in an established uptrend technically, Wall Street just raised targets after a solid Q4/strong 2026 outlook, and options positioning leans mildly bullish (more calls than puts). For a beginner long-term investor with $50k–$100k who doesn’t want to wait for a perfect pullback, GM looks like a good buy right now, with the most important near-term risk being normal post-earnings digestion after a big run-up and some skepticism from at least one major bearish analyst.
Technical Analysis
Trend/price action: Despite today’s -1.71% pullback to ~$84.96, the trend remains bullish with moving averages stacked positively (SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200). Momentum: MACD histogram is positive (0.0154) and expanding, supporting continuation of the uptrend; RSI(6) ~63.5 is constructive (not overbought). Levels: Pivot ~81.99 is the key near-term support; below that, S1 ~78.19. Resistance is near R1 ~85.80 (just overhead) and R2 ~88.15. Practical read: The chart suggests an uptrend that is pausing; a clean break back above ~85.80 would reinforce bullish continuation, while a drop below ~81.99 would signal a deeper pullback.
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Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
Recent trend: Strongly improving. Over the last few weeks (and especially post-Q4), multiple firms raised price targets and reiterated/initiated bullish stances: TD Cowen (PT $122, Buy), Barclays (PT $110, Overweight), Piper Sandler (PT $105, Overweight), Goldman Sachs (PT $104, Buy), JPMorgan (PT $100, Overweight), plus prior upgrades/raises (Wedbush, Piper upgrade earlier). Key bear case on the tape: Wells Fargo stayed Underweight and lifted PT only to $57, citing optimistic guidance assumptions.
Wall Street pros vs cons:
Pros: higher 2026 EBIT outlook, improving EV costs, lower compliance-cost headwinds, and shareholder returns (dividend/buybacks) create an attractive risk/reward in many analysts’ view.
Cons: skepticism about how easy it is to hit guidance given product cadence/mix assumptions, and recent revenue softness/quarterly loss optics.
Wall Street analysts forecast GM stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GM is 82.06 USD with a low forecast of 48 USD and a high forecast of 100 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
Wall Street analysts forecast GM stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GM is 82.06 USD with a low forecast of 48 USD and a high forecast of 100 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
Current: 84.900
Current: 84.900
