Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors 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 prior 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 equities analysts have also recently issued reports on GD. Wolfe Research cut shares of General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Baird R W cut shares of General Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $300.00 target price (down previously from $345.00) on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $315.00 to $300.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $337.00 to $281.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, General Dynamics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $298.59.

General Dynamics Stock Up 1.4 %

GD stock opened at $249.83 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $67.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 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’s 50-day moving average price is $258.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $281.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

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%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GD. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In related 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 11,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

General Dynamics announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, December 4th that allows the company to buyback 10,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization allows the aerospace company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.27%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is 41.64%.

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.