General Dynamics (GD) Competitors

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GD or HON?

Honeywell International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than General Dynamics. General Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Dynamics	$47.72B	1.56	$3.78B	$13.64	20.39
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.38	$5.71B	$8.71	22.97

Is GD or HON a better dividend stock?

General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. General Dynamics pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. General Dynamics has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Honeywell International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Does the media favor GD or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 3 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Honeywell International and 46 mentions for General Dynamics. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Honeywell International's score of 1.17 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Dynamics	26 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	37 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GD or HON?

Honeywell International received 244 more outperform votes than General Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.40% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 68.50% of users gave General Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Dynamics	Outperform Votes 959 68.50%	Underperform Votes 441 31.50%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1203 74.40%	Underperform Votes 414 25.60%

Is GD or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 14.82% compared to General Dynamics' net margin of 7.93%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.78% beat General Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Dynamics	7.93%	17.10%	6.76%
Honeywell International	14.82%	35.78%	9.04%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GD or HON?

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend GD or HON?

General Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $296.82, indicating a potential upside of 6.73%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $242.15, indicating a potential upside of 21.03%. Given Honeywell International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than General Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Dynamics	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, GD or HON?

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Honeywell International beats General Dynamics on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.