Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now expects that the aerospace company will earn $4.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.22. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.43 by $0.23. General Dynamics had a net margin of 8.08% and a return on equity of 17.82%. The company had revenue of $12.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.92 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.88 EPS. General Dynamics’s quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on GD. Argus set a $295.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $298.00 to $342.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $325.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $268.00 to $279.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $294.53.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of GD opened at $300.33 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $283.92 and its 200-day moving average is $270.29. General Dynamics has a 12 month low of $239.20 and a 12 month high of $316.90. The firm has a market cap of $80.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.00%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 41.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 7,639 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.44, for a total value of $2,142,281.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 769,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $215,828,587.08. The trade was a 0.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rialto Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 213.8% during 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 bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Hoey Investments Inc. bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.