General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) will release earnings for its third quarter before the opening bell on Wednesday, March 18.

Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of 73 cents per share. That’s down from $1.00 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for General Mills' quarterly revenue is $4.43 billion (it reported $4.84 billion last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

Ahead of quarterly earnings, Barclays analyst Andrew Lazar, on Monday, maintained General Mills with an Equal-Weight rating and lowered the price target from $46 to $43. Wells Fargo analyst Chris Carey, on March 12, downgraded General Mills from Equal-Weight to Underweight and cut the price target from $45 to $35.

With the recent buzz around General Mills, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends too. As of now, General Mills has an annual dividend yield of 6.26%, which ...