Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for GD Q2 Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.33 per share 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.

GD has been the subject of several other reports. Citigroup raised their price objective on General Dynamics from $354.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $283.00 price target (down previously from $345.00) on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on General Dynamics from $303.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Baird R W cut shares of General Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $245.00 to $241.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, General Dynamics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $300.06.

General Dynamics Trading Up 0.4 %

General Dynamics stock opened at $257.64 on Monday. The firm 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 has a 1 year low of $247.01 and a 1 year high of $316.90. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $266.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $286.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.37.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.64%.

General Dynamics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 4th that allows the company to buyback 10,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization allows the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 5,540 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.91, for a total value of $1,556,241.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 20,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,701,349.36. The trade was a 21.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The stock was 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 approximately $2,857,224. This trade represents a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GD. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 241.7% in the third quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.