Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for General Dynamics

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Dynamics in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $14.94 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $14.82. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.12 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on GD. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $283.00 price objective (down from $345.00) on shares of General Dynamics in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $337.00 to $281.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $303.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. William Blair lowered shares of General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target 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. 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $296.82.

General Dynamics Stock Up 1.8 %

NYSE GD opened at $276.66 on Friday. General Dynamics has a fifty-two week low of $239.20 and a fifty-two week high of $316.90. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $259.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $273.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.25 billion, a PE ratio of 20.28, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.43.

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

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of General Dynamics by 122.7% during the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 519 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 43.1% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 942,485 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $284,818,000 after buying an additional 283,972 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its position in General Dynamics by 9.4% during the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,865 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,077,000 after buying an additional 588 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its holdings in General Dynamics by 4.7% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 124,347 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $37,578,000 after buying an additional 5,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in General Dynamics by 8.9% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 2,488 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $752,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $459,201.28. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 11,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,224. This trade represents a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 27,562 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.11, for a total transaction of $7,499,895.82. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 45,192 shares in the company, valued at $12,297,195.12. The trade was a 37.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This is a boost from General Dynamics’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.17%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is 43.99%.

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.