What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for GD FY2025 Earnings?

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $15.97 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $15.85. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $13.87 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $6.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.41 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on GD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on General Dynamics from $309.00 to $306.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on General Dynamics from $343.00 to $331.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on General Dynamics from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays boosted their target price on General Dynamics from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on General Dynamics from $333.00 to $352.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.69.

General Dynamics Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of GD opened at $270.46 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $294.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $294.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.32. General Dynamics has a 52-week low of $247.36 and a 52-week high of $316.90. The company has a market cap of $74.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.59.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.48 by ($0.13). General Dynamics had a net margin of 7.90% and a return on equity of 16.59%. The business had revenue of $11.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.04 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

General Dynamics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to buyback 10,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the aerospace company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other General Dynamics news, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 5,540 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.91, for a total value of $1,556,241.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 20,296 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,701,349.36. The trade was a 21.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Peter A. Wall sold 1,320 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.05, for a total value of $406,626.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,106,515.60. The trade was a 26.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 241.7% during the third quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the third quarter worth about $26,000. American Capital Advisory LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in General Dynamics during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in General Dynamics by 120.0% during the second quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 110 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.