Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for GD Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for General Dynamics to $3.67 per share, increasing from the previous estimate of $3.63.
• General Dynamics' current full-year earnings estimate is $14.83 per share, with additional projected earnings of $4.05 per share for Q4 2025 and $15.12 per share for FY2025.
• Analyst price targets for General Dynamics' stock have been raised by several firms, with the consensus target price now at $315.78, reflecting a mixture of ratings including nine "buy" and twelve "hold" ratings.

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.67 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.63. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics' current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics' Q4 2025 earnings at $4.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $314.00 price target on General Dynamics and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $325.00 price target on General Dynamics and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of General Dynamics in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Wolfe Research raised General Dynamics from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $360.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $315.78.

General Dynamics Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of GD traded up $2.7570 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $316.3370. 748,288 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,446,629. The company has a market cap of $85.09 billion, a PE ratio of 21.23, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.48. The firm's 50 day moving average is $299.48 and its 200-day moving average is $277.83. General Dynamics has a 52 week low of $239.20 and a 52 week high of $322.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.36.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 8.13%.The company had revenue of $13.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.26 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.050-15.150 EPS.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rialto Wealth Management LLC grew its position in General Dynamics by 213.8% during the 1st quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 43,860 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.28, for a total value of $13,696,600.80. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,875 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,452,165. The trade was a 52.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 7,639 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.44, for a total value of $2,142,281.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 769,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $215,828,587.08. This represents a 0.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 319,810 shares of company stock worth $94,643,139. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.27%.

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.