Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.64 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%. General Dynamics’s revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.26 EPS. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.050-15.150 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on GD. Citigroup raised their price target 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $298.00 to $342.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $283.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of General Dynamics from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $360.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $315.78.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of General Dynamics stock opened at $343.47 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $92.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.05, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.47. 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 company has a 50 day moving average price of $323.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $295.42. General Dynamics has a 52 week low of $239.20 and a 52 week high of $347.37.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

In related news, Director Mark Malcolm sold 3,220 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $329.45, for a total value of $1,060,829.00. Following the sale, the director owned 10,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,355,777.70. This trade represents a 24.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP William A. Moss sold 17,700 shares of General Dynamics 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 16,627 shares in the company, valued at $5,260,782.80. This represents a 51.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 275,020 shares of company stock worth $86,414,503. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On General Dynamics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. 1858 Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. 1858 Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,256 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $950,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of General Dynamics by 10.9% in the second quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 347 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of General Dynamics by 1.5% in the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 2,256 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $658,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.