General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus on General Dynamics, with 12 buy ratings, five holds, one sell and one strong buy among 19 analysts. The average 12-month price target is approximately $410.89.
• General Dynamics exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $4.24 in EPS versus the $3.96 estimate and $14.09 billion in revenue, up 8.1% year over year. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $16.80–$16.90.
• Shares recently traded at $390.67, near the company’s 12-month high, while insiders sold roughly $38.1 million of stock over the past 90 days. General Dynamics also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.59 per share, equivalent to a 1.6% annual yield.

Shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the nineteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $410.8947.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on GD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $364.00 to $404.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $327.00 to $313.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $430.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics in a report on Thursday, July 30th.

Insider Transactions at General Dynamics

In related news, Director Mark Malcolm sold 5,480 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $365.00, for a total value of $2,000,200.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,643 shares in the company, valued at $3,884,695. This trade represents a 33.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 51,568 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $382.58, for a total transaction of $19,728,885.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 766,457 shares in the company, valued at $293,231,119.06. The trade was a 6.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 100,228 shares of company stock worth $38,052,853. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GD. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 1,725.0% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Paladin Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in General Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 79.6% during the first quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 88 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company's stock.

General Dynamics Trading Down 1.3%

GD stock opened at $390.67 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $306.77 and a twelve month high of $400.00. The company has a market cap of $105.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.84, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.32. The business has a fifty day moving average of $371.16 and a 200-day moving average of $354.81.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $14.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.52 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 8.18%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.74 earnings per share. General Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.800-16.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that General Dynamics will post 16.97 EPS for the current year.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a dividend of $1.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.80%.

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense contractor that designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of products and services for government and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in the United States (Reston, Virginia), the company supplies platforms and systems used by armed forces, civil authorities and private operators across multiple domains including air, land, sea and cyber.

Its principal activities span several operating businesses: a business aviation unit that develops and supports Gulfstream business jets; land systems that produce armored combat vehicles and related logistics and sustainment services; marine systems that design and construct submarines and surface ships for navies; and mission systems and information technology operations that provide command-and-control, communications, cybersecurity and systems-integration services.

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