Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will earn $3.67 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.63. 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 $4.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

GD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $348.00 to $368.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $298.00 to $342.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $284.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $315.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, General Dynamics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $315.78.

General Dynamics Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GD opened at $313.70 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.38 billion, a PE ratio of 21.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.48. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $239.20 and a twelve month high of $322.50. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $298.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $277.12.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GD. 1858 Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in General Dynamics by 1.0% in the second quarter. 1858 Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,256 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $950,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in General Dynamics by 0.5% in the second quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 6,582 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,920,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. boosted its holdings in General Dynamics by 1.4% in the second quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 2,389 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $697,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC lifted its position in General Dynamics by 10.9% during the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 347 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $101,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC lifted its position in General Dynamics by 1.5% during the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 2,256 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $658,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

In other news, EVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 33,740 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 45,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,244,518.40. This trade represents a 42.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold 178,821 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.13, for a total transaction of $50,629,589.73. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 769,607 shares in the company, valued at $217,898,829.91. This represents a 18.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 302,110 shares of company stock valued at $89,042,859. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.