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With gas prices over $3 a gallon and those pesky health care costs, General Motors (GM) has to be one of the weaker performing DJIA members this year, right?

Nope - the stock is currently up 45% this year and by far the best performing stock in the Dow 30:

Looking back to the start of '06, GM had the weakest ratings by equity analysts of any stock in the Index and still does - there are currently 4 buy ratings on the stock, 8 holds, and 7 sells. And we all know how hard it is for an analyst to give one of those sell ratings.