Analysts Set Expectations for General Dynamics Co.'s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:GD)

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for General Dynamics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $3.77 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.65. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics' current full-year earnings is $14.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics' Q3 2025 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.57 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The aerospace company reported $3.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.68 by ($0.04). General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.84% and a return on equity of 16.61%. The company had revenue of $11.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.39 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.58 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on GD. Citigroup upped their price target on General Dynamics from $283.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. UBS Group increased their price target on General Dynamics from $286.00 to $296.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on General Dynamics from $291.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Alembic Global Advisors cut shares of General Dynamics from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $296.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, January 29th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $278.08.

General Dynamics Price Performance

General Dynamics stock traded up $1.56 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $293.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,390,988 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,087,097. General Dynamics has a 12 month low of $202.35 and a 12 month high of $294.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $273.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $254.13. The company has a market capitalization of $80.46 billion, a PE ratio of 24.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.68.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 12th will be issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This is a positive change from General Dynamics's previous quarterly dividend of $1.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.94%. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio is currently 43.93%.

Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 32,355 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.31, for a total transaction of $8,551,750.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 773,977 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $204,569,860.87. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 32,355 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.31, for a total transaction of $8,551,750.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 773,977 shares in the company, valued at $204,569,860.87. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mark C. Roualet sold 73,330 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.75, for a total transaction of $19,414,117.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 149,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,502,023.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $728,284,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in General Dynamics by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,360,526 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $3,615,185,000 after buying an additional 1,755,276 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in General Dynamics by 484.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,749,729 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $399,306,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,213 shares during the period. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in General Dynamics by 91,832.2% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,386,337 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $343,964,000 after acquiring an additional 1,384,829 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 10,763.2% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 923,593 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $239,829,000 after acquiring an additional 915,091 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company's stock.

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.