Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.37. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $13.84 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.30 EPS.

GD has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $330.00 to $305.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Vertical Research downgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $352.00 to $290.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $331.00 to $354.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $330.00 to $290.00 in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of General Dynamics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $304.53.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

NYSE GD opened at $265.89 on Wednesday. General Dynamics has a 1 year low of $247.36 and a 1 year high of $316.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $275.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $288.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.48 by ($0.13). General Dynamics had a return on equity of 16.59% and a net margin of 7.90%. The firm had revenue of $11.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.04 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

General Dynamics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, December 4th that permits the company to repurchase 10,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the aerospace company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.14%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.26%.

Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In related news, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 5,540 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.91, for a total value of $1,556,241.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 20,296 shares in the company, valued at $5,701,349.36. This trade represents a 21.44 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of General Dynamics by 241.7% during the 3rd 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 period. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Coston McIsaac & Partners raised its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 22.8% during the 3rd quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 178 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.