Q1 EPS Estimates for General Dynamics Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.44. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $16.29 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.29 by ($0.14). General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.93% and a return on equity of 17.10%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on GD. Morgan Stanley downgraded General Dynamics from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $315.00 to $305.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on General Dynamics from $303.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on General Dynamics from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $305.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $294.47.

General Dynamics Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE GD opened at $275.70 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $261.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $273.30. The stock has a market cap of $73.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.21, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.43. General Dynamics has a twelve month low of $239.20 and a twelve month high of $316.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 213.8% during the first quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 91 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Copia Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of General Dynamics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.68, for a total value of $459,201.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,224. The trade was a 13.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 27,562 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.11, for a total transaction of $7,499,895.82. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 45,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,297,195.12. The trade was a 37.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.52% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. This is an increase from General Dynamics’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is presently 43.99%.

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.