General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) Stock Unloaded Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

Key Points

• Senator Shelley Moore Capito sold shares of General Dynamics valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on July 31st, as disclosed in a recent filing.
• General Dynamics reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $3.74 for the last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate by $0.27, with revenue of $13.04 billion, up 8.9% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50, representing an annualized dividend of $6.00 and a yield of 1.9%, with an ex-dividend date of July 3rd.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of General Dynamics Corporation NYSE: GD. In a filing disclosed on August 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in General Dynamics stock on July 31st.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Colgate-Palmolive NYSE: CL on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Aflac NYSE: AFL on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/18/2025.

General Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of GD opened at $312.62 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market cap of $84.09 billion, a PE ratio of 20.98, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.48. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $291.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $274.29. General Dynamics Corporation has a twelve month low of $239.20 and a twelve month high of $322.50.

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

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Dynamics's payout ratio is presently 40.27%.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GD. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 34,578.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,244,600 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $339,253,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241,011 shares in the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $279,582,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the first quarter valued at approximately $272,464,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 34.8% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,748,380 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $749,252,000 after buying an additional 709,782 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of General Dynamics by 120.9% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,261,525 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $343,866,000 after acquiring an additional 690,349 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In related news, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 43,860 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.28, for a total transaction of $13,696,600.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,452,165. This trade represents a 52.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 7,639 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.44, for a total transaction of $2,142,281.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 769,607 shares of the company's stock, valued at $215,828,587.08. This represents a 0.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 268,370 shares of company stock valued at $78,408,011. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays increased their target price on General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on General Dynamics from $305.00 to $300.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $309.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. One 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $315.78.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

About General Dynamics

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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