Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for GD

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for General Dynamics in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.69 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.59. 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 $4.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.41 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - Get Free Report) last announced 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%.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $305.00 to $285.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. BTIG Research cut shares of General Dynamics from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. William Blair lowered shares of General Dynamics from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on General Dynamics from $245.00 to $241.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Baird R W downgraded General Dynamics from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $296.82.

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General Dynamics Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE GD traded up $2.19 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $278.84. 1,244,061 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,348,968. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $259.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $273.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $74.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.43. General Dynamics has a 52-week low of $239.20 and a 52-week high of $316.90.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This is a positive change from General Dynamics's previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. General Dynamics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.99%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 11,175 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,857,224. This represents a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 27,562 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.11, for a total value of $7,499,895.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 45,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,297,195.12. This represents a 37.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.52% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Purus Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in General Dynamics by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Purus Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,660 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its position in shares of General Dynamics by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,051 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,002 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in General Dynamics by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC now owns 826 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $220,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in General Dynamics by 35.8% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 163 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.