General Dynamics (GD) Competitors $330.34 -1.70 (-0.51%) As of 01:52 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) and General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Is HII or GD more profitable? General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Huntington Ingalls Industries' net margin of 4.54%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.99% beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntington Ingalls Industries4.54% 11.34% 4.43% General Dynamics 8.13%17.99%7.21% Do analysts rate HII or GD? Huntington Ingalls Industries presently has a consensus price target of $262.67, indicating a potential downside of 7.45%. General Dynamics has a consensus price target of $327.44, indicating a potential downside of 1.23%. Given General Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntington Ingalls Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25General Dynamics 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48 Which has more volatility and risk, HII or GD? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Dynamics has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, HII or GD? 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 RatioHuntington Ingalls Industries$11.54B0.97$550M$13.3621.24General Dynamics$50.27B1.77$3.78B$14.9022.25 Does the media refer more to HII or GD? In the previous week, General Dynamics had 34 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for General Dynamics and 11 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 0.68 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntington Ingalls Industries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive General Dynamics 37 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HII or GD? 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HII or GD a better dividend stock? Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Dynamics pays out 40.3% 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. Huntington Ingalls Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and General Dynamics has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years. SummaryGeneral Dynamics beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 18 of the 20 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. 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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$89.17B$47.90B$29.02B$21.77BDividend Yield1.79%1.05%0.92%3.62%P/E Ratio22.2524.1282.8329.91Price / Sales1.779.449.3997.86Price / Cash19.4328.4436.1524.26Price / Book4.066.7910.634.65Net Income$3.78B$587.31M$379.66M$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.29%-2.50%-2.19%-0.24%1 Month Performance1.48%11.24%7.07%0.84%1 Year Performance8.74%50.09%56.49%12.29% General Dynamics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDGeneral Dynamics4.6358 of 5 stars$330.35-0.5%$327.44-0.9%+10.6%$89.00B$50.27B22.21117,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.2454 of 5 stars$288.38+1.5%$264.43-8.3%+10.1%$11.32B$11.57B21.5944,000HXLHexcel4.0389 of 5 stars$65.88+1.8%$65.00-1.3%+2.8%$5.24B$1.90B60.935,894Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLDOSLeidos4.1363 of 5 stars$197.75+1.1%$188.31-4.8%+11.3%$25.38B$17.05B18.7048,000Analyst RevisionLHXL3Harris Technologies4.4174 of 5 stars$302.40+1.7%$279.47-7.6%+18.1%$56.55B$21.33B33.7747,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastLMTLockheed Martin4.0992 of 5 stars$513.73+1.8%$497.13-3.2%-17.5%$119.87B$71.04B28.91121,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNOCNorthrop Grumman4.3066 of 5 stars$616.94+1.2%$588.85-4.6%+15.6%$88.32B$40.50B22.7497,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.697 of 5 stars$169.29+1.6%$160.47-5.2%+25.6%$226.37B$80.74B37.17186,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsTXTTextron4.1566 of 5 stars$87.18+0.4%$92.45+6.1%-5.9%$15.52B$14.06B19.7134,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGEGE Aerospace4.6839 of 5 stars$297.06+0.0%$241.92-18.6%+57.7%$314.93B$38.70B41.4253,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsBABoeing3.7771 of 5 stars$218.96+1.2%$233.91+6.8%+40.4%$165.26B$66.52B-13.24172,000Trending NewsAnalyst 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs *BSEM* Oversold??BioStem Technologies Inc. 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