Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for GD Q1 Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for General Dynamics in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.34. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on GD. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $360.00 to $335.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $245.00 to $241.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $337.00 to $281.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $315.00 to $295.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $298.59.

General Dynamics Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE GD opened at $246.24 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $259.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $282.18. General Dynamics has a 1 year low of $239.87 and a 1 year high of $316.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.15 earnings per share 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%.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hara Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.68, for a total value of $459,201.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 11,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,224. The trade was a 13.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th were given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.31%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is 41.64%.

General Dynamics announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, December 4th that permits the company to buyback 10,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.