Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.49 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.70. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q1 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.27 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.29 by ($0.14). General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 7.93%.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on GD. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. BTIG Research downgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group cut their price target 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. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $315.00 to $300.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $307.00 to $284.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $298.59.

General Dynamics Price Performance

NYSE:GD opened at $243.02 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $259.68 and a 200-day moving average of $282.54. The company has a market capitalization of $65.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.61. General Dynamics has a 52 week low of $239.87 and a 52 week high of $316.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in General Dynamics by 241.7% during the third quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of General Dynamics 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 in the company, valued at $2,857,224. The trade was a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.52% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.64%.

General Dynamics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, December 4th that permits the company to buyback 10,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization permits the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.