General Dynamics (GD) Competitors

In the previous week, General Dynamics had 13 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for General Dynamics and 3 mentions for Hexcel. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Hexcel's score of -0.15 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 7.76%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.43% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of General Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Hexcel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Hexcel. General Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

General Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $410.84, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $106.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.57%. Given General Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Hexcel.

General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. General Dynamics pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 36.2% 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 Hexcel has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. General Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Leidos' net margin of 7.80%. Leidos' return on equity of 30.81% beat General Dynamics' return on equity.

Leidos pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Leidos pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Dynamics pays out 38.8% 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. Leidos has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and General Dynamics has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years. General Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

76.1% of Leidos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Leidos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of General Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Leidos has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, General Dynamics has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Leidos. Leidos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Leidos presently has a consensus price target of $160.29, indicating a potential upside of 36.02%. General Dynamics has a consensus price target of $410.84, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Leidos' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Leidos is more favorable than General Dynamics.

In the previous week, General Dynamics had 6 more articles in the media than Leidos. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for General Dynamics and 10 mentions for Leidos. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Leidos' score of 0.50 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.18% compared to L3Harris Technologies' net margin of 8.17%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.43% beat L3Harris Technologies' return on equity.

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of L3Harris Technologies 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.

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

General Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $410.84, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. L3Harris Technologies has a consensus price target of $355.92, indicating a potential upside of 50.40%. Given L3Harris Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe L3Harris Technologies is more favorable than General Dynamics.

General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. L3Harris Technologies pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. General Dynamics pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. L3Harris Technologies pays out 50.5% 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 increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years and L3Harris Technologies has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than L3Harris Technologies. General Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L3Harris Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, General Dynamics had 1 more articles in the media than L3Harris Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for General Dynamics and 15 mentions for L3Harris Technologies. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat L3Harris Technologies' score of 0.04 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

General Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $410.84, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Lockheed Martin has a consensus target price of $637.56, suggesting a potential upside of 26.00%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than General Dynamics.

General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. General Dynamics pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lockheed Martin pays out 50.9% 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 increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Lockheed Martin has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of General Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings than General Dynamics. Lockheed Martin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 28 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 16 mentions for General Dynamics. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat General Dynamics' score of 0.65 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 8.16%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 91.42% beat General Dynamics' return on equity.