Seaport Res Ptn Expects Lower Earnings for General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Dynamics in a report released on Wednesday, July 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $4.09 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.22. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics' current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share.

GD has been the subject of several other research reports. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of General Dynamics from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $298.00 to $342.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Argus set a $295.00 price objective on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, General Dynamics has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $294.53.

General Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GD opened at $299.97 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $80.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.80, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a 50 day moving average of $283.36 and a 200 day moving average of $270.04. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $239.20 and a twelve month high of $316.90.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.43 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $12.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.92 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.82% and a net margin of 8.08%. General Dynamics's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.88 earnings per share.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 3rd. General Dynamics's payout ratio is currently 41.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other General Dynamics news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 178,821 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.13, for a total value of $50,629,589.73. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 769,607 shares in the company, valued at $217,898,829.91. This represents a 18.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GD. Retirement Guys Formula LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics in the first quarter worth $1,692,000. Advisory Resource Group boosted its position in shares of General Dynamics by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 19,200 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $5,234,000 after purchasing an additional 1,276 shares during the period. Mission Wealth Management LP boosted its position in shares of General Dynamics by 18.9% in the 1st quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 16,144 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $4,401,000 after purchasing an additional 2,568 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 59.1% in the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 2,929 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 1,088 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 31.6% in the 1st quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 33,644 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $9,171,000 after acquiring an additional 8,073 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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