Sen. John Boozman Sells General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) Shares

Key Points

• Senator John Boozman sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in General Dynamics stock on July 31st, as disclosed in a filing on August 6th.
• General Dynamics has reported $3.74 earnings per share, surpassing analysts' expectations, along with a revenue of $13.04 billion, a year-over-year increase of 8.9%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share, to be paid on November 14th, reflecting an annualized yield of 1.9%.

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of General Dynamics Corporation NYSE: GD. In a filing disclosed on August 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in General Dynamics stock on July 31st.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace NYSE: GE on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Mondelez International NASDAQ: MDLZ on 7/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Walmart NYSE: WMT on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: HYG on 7/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: GIGB on 7/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 7/1/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.

General Dynamics Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of GD traded up $1.25 on Friday, reaching $313.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,157,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,263,103. 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 twelve month low of $239.20 and a twelve month high of $322.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.46 billion, a PE ratio of 21.07, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $294.78 and a 200-day moving average of $275.50.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $13.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.13 billion. General Dynamics had a net margin of 8.13% and a return on equity of 17.99%. The firm's revenue was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.26 EPS. Equities analysts predict that General Dynamics Corporation will post 14.83 EPS for the current year.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 10th will be issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio is currently 40.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rialto Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in General Dynamics by 213.8% in the 1st quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new stake in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other General Dynamics news, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 43,860 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.28, for a total value of $13,696,600.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,875 shares in the company, valued at $12,452,165. This represents a 52.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Leon Rudy F. De sold 5,490 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.81, for a total transaction of $1,717,326.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,483 shares in the company, valued at $1,715,137.23. This represents a 50.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 268,370 shares of company stock worth $78,408,011 in the last three months. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on GD shares. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $348.00 to $368.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of General Dynamics from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $298.00 to $342.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $309.00 to $333.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $315.78.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

General Dynamics Company Profile

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.