General Dynamics (GD) Competitors

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Is GD or HON a better dividend stock?

General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $5.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. General Dynamics pays out 46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 50.1% 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.

Do analysts rate GD or HON?

General Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $311.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Honeywell International has a consensus target price of $224.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.97%. Given Honeywell International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than General Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more volatility and risk, GD or HON?

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GD or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 6 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Honeywell International and 52 mentions for General Dynamics. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Honeywell International's score of 0.46 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Dynamics	21 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GD or HON?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Dynamics	$42.27B	1.89	$3.32B	$12.26	23.73
Honeywell International	$36.66B	3.59	$5.66B	$8.63	23.45

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GD or HON?

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GD or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 15.52% compared to General Dynamics' net margin of 7.89%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.88% beat General Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Dynamics	7.89%	16.74%	6.47%
Honeywell International	15.52%	35.88%	9.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GD or HON?

Honeywell International received 239 more outperform votes than General Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.33% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 69.59% of users gave General Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Dynamics	Outperform Votes 943 69.59%	Underperform Votes 412 30.41%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1182 75.33%	Underperform Votes 387 24.67%

Summary

Honeywell International beats General Dynamics on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.