Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Estimate for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a report issued on Monday, September 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $4.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.09. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q1 2027 earnings at $4.22 EPS.

GD has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $309.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $283.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on General Dynamics from $284.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on General Dynamics from $315.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $315.78.

General Dynamics Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:GD opened at $340.91 on Wednesday. General Dynamics has a 1 year low of $239.20 and a 1 year high of $341.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $321.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $293.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.88, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.47.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 8.13%.The business had revenue of $13.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.26 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.050-15.150 EPS.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.27%.

Insider Activity

In other General Dynamics news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 129,090 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.57, for a total transaction of $40,478,751.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 769,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $241,325,666.99. This trade represents a 14.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 33,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.20, for a total transaction of $10,634,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 45,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,244,518.40. This represents a 42.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 275,020 shares of company stock worth $86,414,503 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of GD. Rialto Wealth Management LLC increased its position in General Dynamics by 213.8% during the first quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in General Dynamics by 783.3% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 106 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Perkins Coie Trust Co grew its position in General Dynamics by 80.0% during the first quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 117 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

General Dynamics Company Profile

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.