Q2 EPS Estimate for General Dynamics Lowered by Analyst

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.49 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.70. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q1 2026 earnings at $4.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.27 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on GD. Barclays dropped their target price on General Dynamics from $305.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on General Dynamics from $303.00 to $295.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on General Dynamics from $245.00 to $241.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair cut General Dynamics from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on General Dynamics from $307.00 to $284.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $298.59.

General Dynamics Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:GD opened at $243.02 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $259.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $282.53. General Dynamics has a 52-week low of $239.87 and a 52-week high of $316.90.

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

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in General Dynamics by 241.7% in the 3rd quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in General Dynamics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hara Capital LLC bought a new stake in General Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other General Dynamics news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.68, for a total value of $459,201.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 11,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,224. The trade was a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.34%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.64%.

General Dynamics declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to buyback 10,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.