Q1 EPS Estimate for General Dynamics Decreased by Analyst

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a report issued on Thursday, December 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.47. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $13.87 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $6.14 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS.

GD has been the subject of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut General Dynamics from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $283.00 to $245.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $330.00 to $290.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. TD Cowen raised General Dynamics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $343.00 to $331.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.88.

General Dynamics Stock Up 0.3 %

General Dynamics stock opened at $265.90 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $287.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $292.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. General Dynamics has a 1-year low of $247.36 and a 1-year high of $316.90. The company has a market cap of $73.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.60.

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

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.14%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.26%.

General Dynamics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase 10,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the aerospace company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

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 transaction, the vice president now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,546 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,583,000 after purchasing an additional 3,448 shares in the last quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. grew its position in General Dynamics by 36.4% in the third quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 15,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,533,000 after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in General Dynamics by 10.0% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 37,074 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,204,000 after acquiring an additional 3,363 shares in the last quarter. Lummis Asset Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 32.6% in the third quarter. Lummis Asset Management LP now owns 10,368 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,551 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 588,619 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $177,881,000 after purchasing an additional 5,069 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.