William Blair Expects Higher Earnings for General Dynamics

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.33. William Blair currently has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics' current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for General Dynamics' Q3 2025 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $16.79 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.43 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $12.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.92 billion. General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.93% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.88 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on General Dynamics from $261.00 to $236.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of General Dynamics in a report on Thursday, April 24th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on General Dynamics from $315.00 to $295.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $268.00 to $279.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $292.88.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

GD traded down $1.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $270.54. 364,942 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,356,987. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.82. General Dynamics has a 12 month low of $239.20 and a 12 month high of $316.90. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $265.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $271.58. The stock has a market cap of $72.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.43.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.22%. This is a boost from General Dynamics's previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 27,562 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.11, for a total transaction of $7,499,895.82. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 45,192 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,297,195.12. The trade was a 37.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.68, for a total value of $459,201.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 11,175 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,857,224. The trade was a 13.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rialto Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 213.8% in the 1st quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in General Dynamics in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company's stock.

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.