XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 4,722 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,370,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gladstone Capital Management LLP bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,869,000. SWP Financial LLC bought a new position in General Dynamics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $227,000. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. acquired a new stake in General Dynamics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,107,000. Evercore Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Evercore Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,355 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,391,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 80,280 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $20,846,000 after purchasing an additional 5,405 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at General Dynamics
In other General Dynamics news, Director Peter A. Wall sold 1,320 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.05, for a total transaction of $406,626.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 3,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,106,515.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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General Dynamics Stock Up 0.7 %
General Dynamics stock opened at $306.87 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $294.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $290.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. General Dynamics Co. has a twelve month low of $214.53 and a twelve month high of $309.97. The company has a market capitalization of $84.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.61.
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.30 by ($0.04). General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 16.74%. The firm had revenue of $11.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.70 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that General Dynamics Co. will post 14.52 EPS for the current year.
General Dynamics Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 11th will be given a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 11th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.33%.
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.
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