General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Dynamics in a report released on Tuesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $3.93 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.91. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics' current full-year earnings is $14.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics' Q1 2026 earnings at $4.39 EPS.
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The aerospace company reported $3.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.68 by ($0.04). General Dynamics had a return on equity of 16.61% and a net margin of 7.84%. The business had revenue of $11.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.58 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.
GD has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on General Dynamics from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their target price on General Dynamics from $286.00 to $296.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on General Dynamics from $291.00 to $322.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered General Dynamics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, February 3rd. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors lowered General Dynamics from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $296.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $278.08.
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General Dynamics Price Performance
GD stock traded up $1.98 on Friday, reaching $295.20. 879,493 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,084,035. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $274.39 and a 200-day moving average of $254.40. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $202.35 and a twelve month high of $295.45. The firm has a market cap of $80.99 billion, a PE ratio of 24.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.
General Dynamics Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Investors of record on Friday, April 12th will be given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 11th. This is an increase from General Dynamics's previous quarterly dividend of $1.32. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.92%. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio is 43.93%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Mark C. Roualet sold 73,330 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 $39,502,023.75. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 32,355 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.31, for a total value of $8,551,750.05. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 773,977 shares in the company, valued at approximately $204,569,860.87. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark C. Roualet sold 73,330 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.75, for a total value of $19,414,117.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 149,205 shares in the company, valued at $39,502,023.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Guidance Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the second quarter valued at about $992,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 99.3% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 29,045 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $7,542,000 after buying an additional 14,468 shares in the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the third quarter valued at about $16,077,000. Moreno Evelyn V grew its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 17.1% in the third quarter. Moreno Evelyn V now owns 27,310 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $6,035,000 after buying an additional 3,991 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clough Capital Partners L P acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the third quarter valued at about $26,868,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
General Dynamics Company 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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