GM Stock Value Drops 9 Percent During Week Of August 16 – August 20, 2021
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The value of GM stock dropped during the August 16th, 2021 to August 20th, 2021 timeframe, as compared to the stock’s closing value the week prior. Shares closed the week at $48.80 per share, which represents a decrease of $4.85 per share, or 9.04 percent, compared to the previous week’s closing value of $53.65.
Movement & Ranges
| Date | Open | Close/Last | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/20/2021 | $48.96 | $48.80 | $49.14 | $48.35 |
| 8/19/2021 | $50 | $49.08 | $50.22 | $48.67 |
| 8/18/2021 | $50.53 | $50.84 | $51.49 | $50.40 |
| 8/17/2021 | $51.98 | $50.47 | $52.08 | $50.20 |
| 8/16/2021 | $53.01 | $52.95 | $53.26 | $52.49 |
By comparison, shares of GM’s cross-town rival, Ford Motor Company, decreased 8 percent, or $1.02, during the same timeframe.
GM Stock Factors
GM stock value dropped considerably this week. The losses follow preceding declines observed over the past several weeks.
The biggest factor affecting GM stock value this week was the continuing impact of the global microchip shortage. General Motors recently announced a slew of production delays at numerous North American facilities, including Lansing Delta Township and Lansing Grand River in Michigan, Ramos Arizpe Assembly and San Luis Potosi Assembly in Mexico, Spring Hill Assembly in Tennessee, and CAMI Assembly in Canada. The delays affect production of numerous models, including the Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, Chevy Blazer, Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain, non-Blackwing Cadillac CT4, and non-Blackwing Cadillac CT5.
In further production news, workers at the GM Silao plant in Mexico recently voted to reject an existing bargaining agreement, creating a pathway to unseat the Miguel Trujillo Lopez union currently representing them. The vote follows accusations of voter tampering earlier in the year.
Despite the setbacks, GM’s full-size models continue to sell well, with the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, 2021 GMC Yukon, and 2021 Chevy Tahoe all making the list of the Top 20 Fastest-Selling New Vehicles In July 2021.
Finally, GM announced that it will replace the battery modules on roughly 50,000 units of the 2017 though 2019 Chevy Bolt EV affected by a potential fire risk.
GM Stock Value Macro Factors – Strategy
In November, GM CEO Mary Barra shared the company’s plan to launch a total of 30 new electric vehicles globally by 2025, with a total investment of $7 billion. To put that in perspective, 40 percent of GM’s offerings will be fully electric by the end of 2025, compared to just three percent in 2021.
More recently, GM announced an increase in EV and AV investment, with a whopping $35 billion earmarked between now and 2025. Additionally, GM has announced an investment of $71 million for the new Advanced Design and Technology campus in Pasadena, and a cash infusion for AI vision software company Algolux.
GM Stock Value Macro Factors – Sales
General Motors recently posted a 34-percent sales gain for the Canadian market, as well as a 5-percent increase in China where GM just opened its expanded Advanced Design Center. However, Toyota outsold the General in the U.S. during the second quarter of the year, although by only 577 units.
General Motors also recently released its second-quarter sales, headlined by a 40-percent jump for GM sales in the U.S., with sales increasing for all four of GM’s U.S. brands.
Meanwhile, first quarter sales for the 2021 calendar year included an increase of 4 percent to 642,250 units in the U.S. market. Sales increased at Buick, Cadillac, and GMC brands, while sales decreased at Chevrolet.
GM Q2 2021 Global Deliveries
* Vehicle deliveries in thousands| Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Deliveries | 20% | 1,757 | 1,467 | 20% | 3,501 | 2,922 |
| North America | 41% | 794 | 565 | 20% | 1,540 | 1,284 |
| - U.S.A | 40% | 688 | 492 | 20% | 1,330 | 1,110 |
| Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa | 4% | 875 | 845 | 21% | 1,755 | 1,449 |
| - China | 5% | 751 | 714 | 30% | 1,531 | 1,176 |
| South America | 54% | 88 | 57 | 8% | 206 | 190 |
| - Brazil | 25% | 50 | 40 | -7% | 125 | 135 |
Notably, the all-new 2021 Chevy Suburban and Chevy Tahoe dominated their segment in Q1, as did the all-new 2021 Cadillac Escalade. In fact, Chevy Suburban and Tahoe sales posted their best first-half sales performance since 2008.
GM Stock Value Macro Factors – Earnings
GM’s Q2 2021 earnings results were recently released, headlined by $2.8 billion in income on $34.2 billion in revenue. The figures represent a 450-percent jump in income and 103-percent increase in revenue.
Earlier in the year, GM reported its Q1 2021 earnings, including $3 billion on $32.5 billion in revenue, a 900-percent jump in income and 0.6 percent decrease in revenue compared to Q1 of 2020. GM stated that the earnings were driven by strong price and mix performance in North America, as well as strong credit and residual value performance at GM Financial, and industry recovery in China.
GM Q2 2021 Earnings Summary
Figures in billions of USD, except for per share amounts and percentages.| METRIC | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 - Q2 2020 | % CHANGE Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAAP METRICS | ||||
| REVENUE | $34.2 | $16.8 | $+17.4 | +103.6% |
| NET INCOME | $2.8 | $(0.8) | $+3.6 | +450% |
| EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) DILUTED | $1.90 | $(0.56) | $+2.5 | +439.3% |
| NON GAAP METRICS | ||||
| EBIT-ADJUSTED | $4.1 | $(0.5) | $+4.6 | +920% |
| EBIT-ADJUSTED MARGIN | 12.0% | 3.2% | 8.8% | N/A |
| ADJUSTED AUTOMOTIVE FREE CASH FLOW | $2.5 | $(9.0) | $11.5 | +127.8% |
| EPS DILUTED - ADJUSTED | $1.97 | $(0.50) | $+2.5 | +494% |
| DIVISIONAL RESULTS | ||||
| GM NORTH AMERICA EBIT-ADJUSTED | $2.9 | -$0.1 | $+3.0 | +3000% |
| GM NORTH AMERICA EBIT-ADJUSTED MARGIN | 10.4% | -0.9% | 11.3% | N/A |
| GM INTERNATIONAL EBIT-ADJUSTED | -$0.3 | -$0.4 | $+0.1 | +25% |
| - CHINA EQUITY INCOME | $0.3 | $0.2 | $+0.1 | +50% |
| GM FINANCIAL EBT-ADJUSTED | $1.6 | $0.2 | $+1.4 | +700% |
| CRUISE | -$0.3 | -$0.2 | $-0.1 | -50% |
GM Stock Value Macro Factors – Products
GM stock values rose considerably in April, driven primarily by confirmation of an upcoming all-electric iteration of the popular Chevy Silverado pickup truck. GM stock value hit a record high of $63.44 per share following the announcement, surpassing the $64 mark the second week of June and setting a new record for the “new GM.”
In February, General Motors unveiled the refreshed 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and all-new 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV, expanding the automaker’s all-electric offerings.
GM’s luxury division, Cadillac, also debuted the CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing ultra-high-performance sedans in February. The new Blackwing sedans are hotly anticipated for their extreme levels of performance and refinement. Both models offer enthusiast-oriented specs and equipment. As GM Authority was first to report, preorders for the sedans opened in conjunction with the debut in February, with GM confirming that a $1,000 deposit is required for the first 500 preorders (250 units per model). The first 2022 Cadillac Blackwing sedans are now arriving at dealers.
Much of the upward momentum in GM stock value seen in January was attributed to the automaker’s latest all-electric vehicle efforts, debuts, and strategy, which includes an in-depth presentation released during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) tech conference. Highlights from the presentation include the launch of BrightDrop, a new business venture aimed at providing last-mile electric delivery solutions, software, and services to delivery and logistics companies. In late June, GM announced an accelerated timeline for conversion of the GM CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll as the all-electric BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle heads towards production.
GM also unveiled a series of futuristic concepts for the Cadillac luxury brand, including the Cadillac Personal Autonomous Vehicle, a self-driving luxury vehicle, and an autonomous, single-seater helicopter called the Cadillac Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicle (VTOL), while also teasing the new Cadillac Celestiq, an upcoming high-end flagship sedan utilizing an all-electric powertrain.
Cadillac dealerships are now preparing for the arrival of the Lyriq and future all-electric Cadillac models with a slew of upgrades. The new Lyriq is expected to enter production at the end of March in the 2022 calendar year.
GM Stock Value Macro Factors – Events
In production news, GM is facing a slew of delays stemming from the ongoing global microchip shortage. Affected facilities include GM San Luis Potosí in Mexico, GM Lansing Delta Township and GM Lansing Grand River in Michigan. GM’s pickup production was also affected.
GM hopes to keep production lines rolling through the global microchip shortage by removing some features from its full-size SUV lineup. The automaker recently began building the vehicles without the electric steering column lock or wireless phone charger features. Thanks to these efforts, GM’s profitable trucks and SUVs accounted for only one percent of its total production losses.
Nevertheless, General Motors has delayed the launch of its refreshed Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 pickups, although GM Authority did reveal that both models will still be sold as 2022-model-year vehicles once they arrive. Previously, the automaker also began production of its highly anticipated Cadillac Blackwing sedans, with the very first CT5-V Blackwing rolling off the line on July 7th.
Despite the setbacks, GM CEO Mary Barra has gone on record as saying the microchip shortage won’t impact GM’s forthcoming EV rollout. GM has also states it is committed to achieving the number one electric vehicle market share in North America.
Earlier this summer, GM stock value saw a healthy 7-percent increase following the announcement that efforts to soften the impact of the global microchip shortage worked better than originally anticipated, with new-vehicle deliveries increasing across the U.S and Canada in addition to upcoming better-than-expected first-half financial results.
At the outset of the shortage, GM cut production at four of its facilities, followed by extended production cuts at three of the facilities through April, and another production cut at Lansing Grand River for the remainder of March, the latter of which is expected to have affected production of 5,100 units.
Production cuts were also extended at GM’s Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri and CAMI assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario. The Wentzville facility restarted production on April 12th, while production at the GM Lansing Grand River Assembly plant restarted in May, but idled again shortly thereafter, only to be restarted in June.
It was previously reported that GM is stockpiling unfinished vehicles waiting for new chips to arrive in a “build-shy” strategy intended to keep production rolling. Additionally, GM is building select units of the 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 without certain fuel-saving technologies as a result of the shortage, including automatic engine stop-start. GM’s range of full-size SUVs is also rolling off the line without automatic stop-start.
It is believed that the microchip shortage could eat into earnings by as much as $2 billion during the 2021 calendar year, with estimates that nearly 280,000 units have been cut from GM’s production schedule as of May. That figure has risen considerably in the following months.
An emergency funding proposal earmarks $52 billion to support domestic chip production, including funds to support construction of 10 new semiconductor chip plants. The bill recently passed the U.S. Senate. GM is now seeking a long-term supply contract to mitigate the effects of a chip shortage in the future.
In the face of dwindling vehicle inventory, GM Financial has announced it will stop end-of-lease purchases with non-GM dealers, thus prioritizing participating GM dealers with regard to access to vehicles reentering the market.
GM Stock Value Micro Factors
GM recently announced a second recall for the Chevy Bolt EV over a potential fire risk affecting some 50,000 units. GM previously issued a recall in November of 2020 for 69,000 Chevy Bolt EV models, while issuing an initial fix for the issue in April.
Several other GM recalls were also recently announced, the most significant of which involves roof rail airbags that could rupture in more than 400,000 units of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, followed by a block heater cable short circuit issue in some 330,000 units of the Silverado HD and Sierra HD. Previous GM vehicle recalls include a recall for the performance air intake calibration for the Chevy Camaro and GM trucks, as well as power steering assist loss for GM’s full-size SUVs.
In legal news, General Motors and its autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, is suing Ford over use of the name ‘BlueCruise.’ A class-action lawsuit against General Motors was also allowed to proceed after a motion to dismiss the claim was denied. GM is also facing a new lawsuit alleging fatal air bag failure on multiple models.
In political news, U.S. lawmakers are urging the EPA to reinstate California’s right to set its own vehicle emission rules, while the Biden administration is urging automakers to ensure that their vehicle lineups consist of at least 40 percent EVs by 2030.
The greater auto industry, including the UAW workers union and major manufacturers like General Motors, previously called on President Biden to roll out tax credits and incentives to drive EV sales. The latest is that the Biden Administration plans to roll out a $100 billion plan for new EV rebates.
Stock Performance Year-To-Date
GM stock value has increased considerably over the past year, only to later rescind some of those gains and fall below the $50-per-share mark.
Some of the biggest gains were seen in January, during which GM stock value peaked around $55 per share, before falling later in the month. In February, GM stock value clawed its way back to the mid-$55 range before falling to $50 per share in early March.
| Month | Opening Value |
|---|---|
| January 4th | $41.95 |
| February 1st | $51.46 |
| March 1st | $52.41 |
| April 1st | $57.92 |
| May 3rd | $57.60 |
| June 1st | $59.99 |
| July 1st | $59.44 |
| August 2nd | $57.03 |
GM stock value saw steady gains throughout the month of March before dipping again later in the month, only to rise to record-breaking heights in early April, once again breaking the $60-per-share mark. GM stock value dipped through the month of May, but reached $64 per share the second week of June, setting a new record for the “new GM.”
GM stock value began to slide around mid-June, dipping below the $60-per-share mark in July. Now, towards the latter half of August, GM stock value has dropped below the $50-per-share mark.
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The reality check is taking hold. A perfect storm is brewing.
At least in my lifetime (born 1949), there hasn’t been so many short falls of labor, talent, manufacturing and technology. For the young people coming out of school there is no shortage of jobs as long as the manufactures can be on line. The high schoolers of today want to earn a good living, college education in technology’s and the medical field are wide open.
Our media can’t wait to jump over GM when its a negative news story. Out of CNBC 73,000 is now a massive recall.
Yet when GM has some positive news most of the time it gets ignored. When GM their P/R Dept. needs to be more active. Our media can make a company look good or bad. They sure spend a lot of time hyping Tesla.
Agree with extreme media prejudice. PEOPLE magazine for four years never did anything on the very glamorous and intelligent First Lady during the Trump administration.
People Magazine doesn’t do features on people who have appeared in fully nude in pornos. They don’t want to be a gateway to the spank mags.
will those pornos be in trump’s presidential library?
You bet..🥸
I’m picturing a Resort Casino. Where you could watch Melania’s Pornos in the rooms, and buy life sized Melania sex dolls at the gift shop.
No they just do features on people who were once a man and now a woman like Michael Obama who is now known as Michelle Obama
if anything, gm’s pr dept is doing the hyping. they’ve been beating the EV drum for the last few years hoping/wishing/praying that wall street sees them as another tesla. and to some extent, it has worked.
but now the bolt has turned into a huge money pit, wall street isn’t supposed to question gm’s ev aspirations?
Tesla has great PR and recognition due to the glamour of Elon Musk and his Silicon Valley type style. Tesla is a one man show. John DeLorean was for his DeLorean Motor Co. Also to cite another example, Lee Ioccoca was for Chrysler at the outset of their reorganization and survival with the K car.
Human style and personality for the top leader of a car company sells cars and is critical to it’s success. Henry Ford was a stellar example of this back in his day.
i bet most people couldn’t name the ceo of any auto company outside of tesla. doesn’t seem to hurt toyota, honda, mb, bmw, vw, hyundai, etc …
Hey Steve:
You mention recall of names of top bosses at foreign automakers in your comment. My comment pertains to Musk, as his association with self promotion and image with the Silicon Valley tech crowd. This is helping Tesla sell cars.
Musk is in the glamor and image league with the following personages as examples: Jeff Bezos – Amazon, Tim Cook – Apple, Steve Jobs RIP – Apple, Bill Gates – Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook / Instagram.
Tesla buyers like being associated with Musk as he is a progressive science geek type with Space X and Solar City. Most Tesla owners and buyers like this association to link themselves to being associated with the hip science progressive geek crowd.
Image association is very important in motor vehicle marketing. That’s why SEMA and it’s members sold $47+ billion of product last year.
Ioccoca’s minivan is what saved chrysler.
That’s because GM owes the American people money. The supposed bail out they paid back was $13.7 billion put in an escrow account by Obama that is what they paid there bailout back with. This company should stay under intense scrutiny.
Please remember the TARP program overall made money. However, with their specific investment in GM they did not recoup all of their investment because of the timing of their stock sale. Also remember the old GM had high labor costs. Why? The old GM was paying out benefits for those in retirement. This amounted to almost doubling their cost of making a vehicle vs. the imports manufactured in the US with no outlay to retired employees. Then, you fail to mention all of the corporate welfare given to overseas companies, everyone from Toyota to Honda to Subaru. Every state had tremendous incentives and tax abatements to encourage putting the plant in their state vs another state. I can even remember a South Carolina representative saying it would be cheaper to give each prospective employee $100,000 because that would be a lot less than the cost of the incentives and tax deferrals given to BMW to put up a plant in their state. And this was also followed up by their suppliers, who also ‘shopped’ the various local jurisdictions to get the best deal. So GM owes the Federal Government money. Be fair to everyone and have the import companies pay back the state incentives they got.
Hey you wanna praise some company go ahead. I’ll say it again they owe the American people money you can spin things however you want. But at the end of the day the people got screwed while all these companies got free money. How can you get a bailout with tax payer money then pay it back with more tax payer money?
Be FaIr To EvErYoNe 🤡
The stock taking a dump is well deserved.
What do you expect look who is running the company all in miss electric compare to Toyota and there going forward strategy there killing the general
The article misstates that the Wentzville plant is located in Kentucky when in fact the plant exists in Missouri.
Thanks for calling out that error, JWL. The post has been updated.
What the IPhone CEOs chime in and say..
“Derp gas, gas gas..”
“Nobody in the world wants E/Vs”
“Fire Murry”
“The Kia is better “…I had to throw it in..
I see no manufacturer not investing into E/Vs, to say it’s the only option by the end of this decade is premature at the least.
The current fake green administration now has the cards hopefully that will change soon but automakers will have to have a ready available E/V platform to access in-case buyers and regulatory issues force the change to E/Vs permanently. Seeing GMs financial positions is still better than the ’90s-00s speaks for itself.
I have a pixel btw.
Considering the poop storm of negativity rightfully earned by the Bolt fiasco the drop is well deserved.
Mr. Market is spooked and confused about where lowercase gm is going and headed. That’s why the stock is cratering. Lowercase gm said they are going all in on EV’s, yet their cash cows now are full sized IC vehicles. The trades like full sized IC vehicles. When a trade’s vehicle runs out of fuel at a remote field location such as in the Wyoming outback, the driver can refuel from the spare fuel can or tank in the back of the truck, or have someone in the vicinity provide a fuel assist.
Also all the urban, suburban and rural cowboys prefer full sized pickups with IC engines.
Lastly as the price of vehicle fuel increases this spooks potential buyers of full sized vehicles leading to consideration for smaller more fuel efficient vehicles.