General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) Stock Unloaded Sen. John Boozman

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of General Dynamics Corporation NYSE: GD. In a filing disclosed on June 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in General Dynamics stock on May 20th.

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

• 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.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF NYSEARCA: TBLL on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations NYSE: FBIN on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NRG Energy NYSE: NRG on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of DTE Energy NYSE: DTE on 5/20/2025.

General Dynamics Price Performance

GD stock traded down $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $313.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,218,137 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,498,122. General Dynamics Corporation has a 12 month low of $239.20 and a 12 month high of $322.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a 50 day moving average of $287.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $271.78.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $13.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 8.13%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.26 EPS. On average, analysts expect that General Dynamics Corporation will post 14.83 EPS for the current year.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.91%. General Dynamics's payout ratio is 41.61%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on GD. Citigroup increased their target price on General Dynamics from $348.00 to $368.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded General Dynamics from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $298.00 to $342.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. TD Securities raised their price target on General Dynamics from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on General Dynamics from $284.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, General Dynamics currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $312.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,780,078 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $6,265,813,000 after buying an additional 706,317 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in General Dynamics by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 6,734,148 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,774,381,000 after purchasing an additional 463,497 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in General Dynamics by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,688,672 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,496,939,000 after purchasing an additional 131,268 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in General Dynamics by 4.9% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,502,305 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,499,819,000 after purchasing an additional 256,687 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 4,212,422 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,109,931,000 after acquiring an additional 33,962 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

In other news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 7,639 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 769,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $215,828,587.08. The trade was a 0.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

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.