Q4 EPS Estimate for General Dynamics Boosted by Analyst

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $4.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.09. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q1 2027 earnings at $4.22 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $348.00 to $368.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $298.00 to $342.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on General Dynamics from $284.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $309.00 to $333.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $315.78.

General Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of GD opened at $340.73 on Wednesday. General Dynamics has a fifty-two week low of $239.20 and a fifty-two week high of $341.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.36. The company has a market capitalization of $91.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s 50-day moving average is $320.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $292.74.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 8.13%.The firm had revenue of $13.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.26 earnings per share. General Dynamics’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.050-15.150 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Rialto Wealth Management LLC raised its position in General Dynamics by 213.8% in the 1st quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 783.3% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 106 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Perkins Coie Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 80.0% during the first quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 117 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 33,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.20, for a total value of $10,634,848.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 45,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,244,518.40. The trade was a 42.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP William A. Moss sold 17,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.40, for a total transaction of $5,600,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 16,627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,260,782.80. This represents a 51.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 275,020 shares of company stock worth $86,414,503 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.27%.

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.