Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a research note issued on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.64 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.66. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.76 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.42 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $6.76 EPS.

GD has been the subject of several other research reports. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of General Dynamics in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on General Dynamics from $283.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on General Dynamics from $284.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $325.00 target price on General Dynamics and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $315.78.

General Dynamics Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE:GD opened at $346.60 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.83. General Dynamics has a fifty-two week low of $239.20 and a fifty-two week high of $347.37. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $322.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $295.09. The stock has a market cap of $93.23 billion, a PE ratio of 23.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.47.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.26 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.050-15.150 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GD. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth $272,464,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of General Dynamics by 34.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,748,380 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $749,252,000 after buying an additional 709,782 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of General Dynamics by 120.9% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,261,525 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $343,866,000 after buying an additional 690,349 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of General Dynamics by 142.5% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 438,311 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $127,838,000 after purchasing an additional 257,534 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of General Dynamics by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,502,305 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,499,819,000 after purchasing an additional 256,687 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at General Dynamics

In related news, EVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 33,740 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.20, for a total transaction 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 approximately $14,244,518.40. This trade represents a 42.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 43,860 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.28, for a total value of $13,696,600.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,452,165. This represents a 52.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 275,020 shares of company stock valued at $86,414,503. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.27%.

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.