General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have assigned a hold recommendation, thirteen have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $375.4737.

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered General Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Vertical Research raised shares of General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $390.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics in a report on Monday, October 27th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $370.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of General Dynamics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other General Dynamics news, VP David Paddock sold 20,360 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $334.92, for a total value of $6,818,971.20. Following the sale, the vice president owned 36,644 shares in the company, valued at $12,272,808.48. This trade represents a 35.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in General Dynamics by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,885 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $760,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 140.2% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 3,445 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $938,000 after acquiring an additional 2,011 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $240,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 27.2% during the second quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,077 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $314,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 286,456 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $83,548,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

General Dynamics stock opened at $351.96 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $239.20 and a twelve month high of $369.70. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $348.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $336.17. The company has a market cap of $95.17 billion, a PE ratio of 22.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.41.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $4.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.11 by $0.06. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.57% and a net margin of 8.01%.The company had revenue of $14.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.77 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.15 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. General Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.100-16.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that General Dynamics will post 14.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, January 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 16th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is presently 38.83%.

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense contractor that designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of products and services for government and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in the United States (Reston, Virginia), the company supplies platforms and systems used by armed forces, civil authorities and private operators across multiple domains including air, land, sea and cyber.

Its principal activities span several operating businesses: a business aviation unit that develops and supports Gulfstream business jets; land systems that produce armored combat vehicles and related logistics and sustainment services; marine systems that design and construct submarines and surface ships for navies; and mission systems and information technology operations that provide command-and-control, communications, cybersecurity and systems-integration services.