General Dynamics (GD) Competitors $299.22 -0.87 (-0.29%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$299.78 +0.56 (+0.19%) As of 07/18/2025 07:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GD vs. HII, HXL, LDOS, LHX, LMT, NOC, RTX, TXT, GE, and BAShould you be buying General Dynamics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Dynamics include Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), RTX (RTX), Textron (TXT), GE Aerospace (GE), and Boeing (BA). General Dynamics vs. Its Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Leidos L3Harris Technologies Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman RTX Textron GE Aerospace Boeing General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Is GD or HII a better dividend stock? General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. General Dynamics pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. General Dynamics has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Huntington Ingalls Industries has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Huntington Ingalls Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GD or HII? 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GD or HII? General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Dynamics$47.72B1.68$3.78B$14.4220.75Huntington Ingalls Industries$11.54B0.87$550M$13.8818.33 Which has more volatility & risk, GD or HII? General Dynamics has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GD or HII more profitable? General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.08% compared to Huntington Ingalls Industries' net margin of 4.76%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.82% beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Dynamics8.08% 17.82% 7.06% Huntington Ingalls Industries 4.76%12.26%4.68% Do analysts recommend GD or HII? General Dynamics currently has a consensus target price of $294.53, indicating a potential downside of 1.57%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $251.38, indicating a potential downside of 1.18%. Given Huntington Ingalls Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Huntington Ingalls Industries is more favorable than General Dynamics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Dynamics 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32Huntington Ingalls Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Does the media prefer GD or HII? In the previous week, General Dynamics had 17 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for General Dynamics and 22 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat General Dynamics' score of 1.17 indicating that Huntington Ingalls Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Dynamics 23 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Huntington Ingalls Industries 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGeneral Dynamics beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get General Dynamics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral DynamicsAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$80.54B$45.08B$27.19B$20.84BDividend Yield2.00%1.16%0.96%3.65%P/E Ratio20.7517.7686.7827.55Price / Sales1.684.487.1558.79Price / Cash17.3826.0536.1822.29Price / Book3.676.058.734.66Net Income$3.78B$586.89M$369.21M$994.58M7 Day Performance-0.99%6.17%5.11%-0.29%1 Month Performance7.50%10.91%11.17%4.90%1 Year Performance3.83%43.16%60.10%11.14% General Dynamics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDGeneral Dynamics4.8201 of 5 stars$299.22-0.3%$294.53-1.6%+2.0%$80.54B$47.72B20.75117,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.535 of 5 stars$258.65+0.2%$251.38-2.8%-4.8%$10.15B$11.46B18.6344,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHXLHexcel3.5765 of 5 stars$59.13+0.5%$58.67-0.8%-3.3%$4.75B$1.90B39.165,894News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLDOSLeidos4.4384 of 5 stars$164.40+1.5%$177.46+7.9%+7.8%$21.16B$16.93B16.5448,000Positive NewsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.4793 of 5 stars$262.25+1.0%$263.81+0.6%+11.3%$49.01B$21.33B31.1047,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionLMTLockheed Martin4.6956 of 5 stars$473.07+1.2%$531.47+12.3%-2.5%$110.83B$71.04B20.43121,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNOCNorthrop Grumman4.3133 of 5 stars$521.78+1.4%$550.00+5.4%+18.0%$75.02B$40.37B20.5797,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionRTXRTX4.3622 of 5 stars$149.22+1.6%$163.12+9.3%+46.1%$199.35B$80.74B43.76186,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTXTTextron3.6964 of 5 stars$85.22+0.2%$88.08+3.4%-8.3%$15.39B$13.87B19.3334,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGEGE Aerospace4.5732 of 5 stars$260.68+2.1%$229.50-12.0%+65.9%$278.02B$38.70B40.5553,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBABoeing3.4855 of 5 stars$230.21+1.5%$218.59-5.0%+27.3%$173.61B$66.52B-12.85172,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HII Competitors HXL Competitors LDOS Competitors LHX Competitors LMT Competitors NOC Competitors RTX Competitors TXT Competitors GE Competitors BA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GD) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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