General Dynamics Corporation $GD Shares Acquired by Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) by 18.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,120 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 6,300 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in General Dynamics were worth $14,022,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in General Dynamics by 1.1% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,140,437 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,249,220,000 after purchasing an additional 119,664 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 25.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,439,720 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,003,444,000 after buying an additional 691,340 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,385,573 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $695,776,000 after buying an additional 9,283 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in General Dynamics by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,712,190 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $499,377,000 after buying an additional 41,349 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in General Dynamics by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,598,847 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $466,320,000 after buying an additional 16,459 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting General Dynamics

Here are the key news stories impacting General Dynamics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Won a large U.S. Navy contract (~$988M) to modernize C5ISR networks across ships, aircraft and shore sites — a direct revenue and backlog booster for GD’s mission-systems and IT services businesses, and likely to support near‑term government revenue visibility. General Dynamics Secures a $988M Deal to Modernize C5ISR Networks
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research raised its price target to $415 and kept an outperform rating — signals increased sell‑side conviction and introduces upside vs. current levels, which can attract buyers. Wolfe Research adjusts General Dynamics price target to $415
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen lifted its price target to $390 and maintained a buy rating — another analyst upgrade that narrows downside and supports consensus estimates. TD Cowen adjusts price target on General Dynamics to $390
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: buyers accumulated ~163,813 call contracts (huge spike vs. average), indicating speculative/hedged bullish positioning that can amplify upside if momentum continues. (No direct article link provided.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector commentary: an interview highlighting financials and defense as strong sectors may support investor interest in defense names broadly but is not TD‑specific. Financials and defense stocks have done very well, says Evans May Wealth’s Elizabeth Evans
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer news — L3Harris received a large Pentagon investment that’s driving its stock higher; strong flows into competitors can be a one‑off sector tailwind but also means competition for investor capital. L3Harris Blasts Off With a $1 Billion Pentagon Payload (GD)

General Dynamics Stock Performance

General Dynamics stock opened at $367.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $344.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $330.62. The stock has a market cap of $99.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.87. General Dynamics Corporation has a 1-year low of $239.20 and a 1-year high of $369.70.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 24th. The aerospace company reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.69 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $12.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.49 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 18.27% and a net margin of 8.18%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.35 earnings per share. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.300-15.35 EPS. On average, analysts expect that General Dynamics Corporation will post 14.83 EPS for the current year.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 16th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.89%.

Insider Transactions at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, VP David Paddock sold 20,360 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $334.92, for a total value of $6,818,971.20. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 36,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,272,808.48. This represents a 35.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on GD shares. UBS Group lifted their price target on General Dynamics from $381.00 to $388.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $385.00 price target on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Monday, October 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $380.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.70.

About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense contractor that designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of products and services for government and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in the United States (Reston, Virginia), the company supplies platforms and systems used by armed forces, civil authorities and private operators across multiple domains including air, land, sea and cyber.

Its principal activities span several operating businesses: a business aviation unit that develops and supports Gulfstream business jets; land systems that produce armored combat vehicles and related logistics and sustainment services; marine systems that design and construct submarines and surface ships for navies; and mission systems and information technology operations that provide command-and-control, communications, cybersecurity and systems-integration services.