Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for GD Q2 Earnings

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for General Dynamics in a report issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will earn $3.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.49. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.43 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $12.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.92 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 7.93%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.88 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on General Dynamics from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $245.00 to $241.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $335.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $261.00 to $236.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, General Dynamics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $293.00.

General Dynamics Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:GD opened at $270.66 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $269.24 and its 200 day moving average is $269.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.82. General Dynamics has a 1 year low of $239.20 and a 1 year high of $316.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.49.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in General Dynamics by 34,578.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,244,600 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $339,253,000 after purchasing an additional 1,241,011 shares during the period. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at $279,582,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in General Dynamics in the 1st quarter worth $272,464,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter worth $197,238,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 34.8% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,748,380 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $749,252,000 after purchasing an additional 709,782 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, SVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 27,562 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.11, for a total value of $7,499,895.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 45,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,297,195.12. The trade was a 37.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. This is a positive change from General Dynamics’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 11th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.61%.

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.