Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $4.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.11. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $13.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q2 2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.86 EPS.

GD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $283.00 target price (down from $345.00) on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Tuesday. Baird R W lowered General Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Vertical Research downgraded General Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $352.00 to $290.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup raised their price objective on General Dynamics from $331.00 to $354.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on General Dynamics from $330.00 to $315.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, General Dynamics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $304.53.

General Dynamics Stock Up 0.3 %

GD opened at $265.89 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $73.11 billion, a PE ratio of 20.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.80. General Dynamics has a fifty-two week low of $247.36 and a fifty-two week high of $316.90. The business has a 50-day moving average of $275.30 and a 200-day moving average of $288.61.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.48 by ($0.13). General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.90% and a return on equity of 16.59%. The company had revenue of $11.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.04 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 3.1% in the second quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 4,685 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,359,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 4.2% in the second quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,664 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,804,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Alliance raised its position in General Dynamics by 17.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Alliance now owns 1,206 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Argent Trust Co increased its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 15,789 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,581,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the period. Finally, Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. raised its position in shares of General Dynamics by 7.5% during the second quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 7,975 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,314,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 5,540 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.91, for a total transaction of $1,556,241.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 20,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,701,349.36. This trade represents a 21.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

General Dynamics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, December 4th that permits the company to repurchase 10,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the aerospace company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.14%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is presently 43.26%.

About General Dynamics

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.