GIS short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. General Mills, Inc shares valued at $197,159 were sold by Sharma Pankaj MN on May 15 ’25. At $54.12 per share, Sharma Pankaj MN sold 3,643 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 33,073 shares worth approximately $1.67 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, PANKAJ SHARMA purchased 3,643 shares, netting a total of over 197,159 in proceeds.

Before that, HARMENING JEFFREY L had sold 11,379 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $739,635, the Chairman of the Board & CEO traded General Mills, Inc shares for $65.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,379 shares, worth approximately $17.8 million.

As published in a research note from RBC Capital Mkts on June 26, 2025, General Mills, Inc [GIS] has been rated up from a Sector perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $63. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of April 23, 2025, UBS has initiated its “Sell” rating for GIS. Earlier on March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Underweight” for GIS stock.

Analyzing GIS Stock Performance

On last trading session,, General Mills, Inc [NYSE: GIS] plunged -0.61% to $50.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $50.24, but it reached a high of $52.06 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.89%. Over the course of the year, General Mills, Inc shares have dropped approximately -26.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $67.35 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $50.24 on 06/26/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for General Mills, Inc (GIS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 49.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 49.07. In the upper region, resistance lies at 51.54. The next price resistance is at 52.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 25.75 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is General Mills, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of General Mills, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -1.03 million shares to 28.06 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 29.09 million shares. A decline of -3.65% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.03.

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In terms of General Mills, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.58% from the previous closing price of $50.68. Analysts anticipate General Mills, Inc stock to reach 53 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 53. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked General Mills, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 10, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $62.

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