General Dynamics (GD) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GD or HON?

Honeywell International received 240 more outperform votes than General Dynamics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.65% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 69.29% of users gave General Dynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Dynamics	Outperform Votes 950 69.29%	Underperform Votes 421 30.71%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1190 74.65%	Underperform Votes 404 25.35%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 1.6% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GD or HON?

General Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $323.69, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $241.45, suggesting a potential upside of 6.52%. Given General Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Honeywell International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Is GD or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 15.02% compared to General Dynamics' net margin of 7.90%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 37.77% beat General Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Dynamics	7.90%	16.59%	6.53%
Honeywell International	15.02%	37.77%	9.65%

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$42.27B	1.82	$3.32B	$13.13	21.32
Honeywell International	$37.85B	3.89	$5.66B	$8.66	26.17

Is GD or HON a better dividend stock?

General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $5.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. General Dynamics pays out 43.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 52.2% 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 33 consecutive years and Honeywell International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. General Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to GD or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 13 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Honeywell International and 38 mentions for General Dynamics. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat General Dynamics' score of 1.13 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Dynamics	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	40 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GD or HON?

General Dynamics has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

General Dynamics and Honeywell International tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.