What is William Blair’s Forecast for GD Q2 Earnings?

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GDFree Report) – William Blair issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for General Dynamics in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.33 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.88 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ FY2025 earnings at $14.78 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on GD. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $343.00 to $331.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Wolfe Research lowered General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on General Dynamics from $245.00 to $241.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on General Dynamics from $307.00 to $284.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $300.06.

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General Dynamics Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of General Dynamics stock opened at $257.64 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $266.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $286.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $247.01 and a twelve month high of $316.90. The stock has a market cap of $70.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.61.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GDGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 7.93%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GD. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC boosted its position in General Dynamics by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC now owns 4,742 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,249,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the period. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at about $51,000. Pinnacle West Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle West Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,620 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. FourThought Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at about $546,000. Finally, Processus Wealth & Capital Management LLC increased its stake in General Dynamics by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Processus Wealth & Capital Management LLC now owns 6,627 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,746,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 5,540 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 20,296 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,701,349.36. This represents a 21.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 11,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,857,224. This represents a 13.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 41.64%.

General Dynamics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase 10,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the aerospace company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

General Dynamics Company Profile

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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.

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