Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD - Free Report) by 9.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,158 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,959 shares during the quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors' holdings in General Dynamics were worth $6,040,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GD. Rialto Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 213.8% during the 1st quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Hoey Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
GD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. TD Securities increased their price objective on General Dynamics from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $314.00 price target on General Dynamics and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Susquehanna raised their price target on General Dynamics from $315.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays raised their price target on General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Argus set a $295.00 price target on General Dynamics in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $315.78.
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Insider Activity at General Dynamics
In other news, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 43,860 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.28, for a total value of $13,696,600.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,875 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,452,165. This trade represents a 52.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Leon Rudy F. De sold 5,490 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.81, for a total value of $1,717,326.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,483 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,715,137.23. The trade was a 50.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 268,370 shares of company stock worth $78,408,011. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.
General Dynamics Stock Down 0.4%
NYSE:GD traded down $1.16 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $310.45. 891,100 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,490,267. The stock has a market capitalization of $83.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. General Dynamics Corporation has a 1 year low of $239.20 and a 1 year high of $322.50. The business's 50-day moving average price is $290.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $273.57.
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $13.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 8.13%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.26 earnings per share. Analysts predict that General Dynamics Corporation will post 14.83 earnings per share for the current year.
General Dynamics Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio is 40.27%.
General Dynamics Profile
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General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services.
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