Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.70. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q1 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.27 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays dropped their price objective on General Dynamics from $305.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $315.00 to $295.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $343.00 to $331.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $303.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $298.59.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GD opened at $246.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $260.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $282.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.57 billion, a PE ratio of 18.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.61. General Dynamics has a 52 week low of $239.87 and a 52 week high of $316.90.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.29 by ($0.14). General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.93% and a return on equity of 17.10%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 241.7% during the 3rd quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

In related news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.68, for a total transaction of $459,201.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 11,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,857,224. This trade represents a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.52% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase 10,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the aerospace company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.64%.

General Dynamics Company Profile

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.