Q3 EPS Forecast for General Dynamics Lifted by Analyst

General Dynamics Co. (NYSE:GD) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for General Dynamics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.69 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.59. 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 $4.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.41 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on GD. Citigroup reduced their price target on General Dynamics from $335.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Barclays reduced their target price on General Dynamics from $305.00 to $285.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Vertical Research downgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $352.00 to $290.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $261.00 to $236.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. One equities 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, General Dynamics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $296.82.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

NYSE:GD opened at $276.66 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $259.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $273.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $74.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.28, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.43. General Dynamics has a 1-year low of $239.20 and a 1-year high of $316.90.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.15 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%.

General Dynamics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a $1.50 dividend. This is a boost from General Dynamics’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is 43.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, Director Laura J. Schumacher sold 1,796 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.68, for a total transaction of $459,201.28. Following the transaction, the director now owns 11,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,857,224. This trade represents a 13.85 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 27,562 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was 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 directly owns 45,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,297,195.12. This represents a 37.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of General Dynamics

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GD. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 122.7% in the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 519 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $152,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in General Dynamics by 43.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 942,485 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $284,818,000 after buying an additional 283,972 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 13.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,557,404 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,674,998,000 after buying an additional 638,342 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of General Dynamics by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,865 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,077,000 after acquiring an additional 588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chiron Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the 3rd quarter worth $187,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.