General Dynamics Stock Analysis

GD Stock  USD 284.99  5.06  1.81%   
General Dynamics is overvalued with Real Value of 249.89 and Target Price of 292.63. The main objective of General Dynamics stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what General Dynamics is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of General Dynamics' stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The General Dynamics stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Here, you can get updates on important government artifacts, including earning estimates, SEC corporate filings, announcements, and General Dynamics' ongoing operational relationships across important fundamental and technical indicators.
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General Stock Analysis Notes

About 87.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of General Dynamics was currently reported as 82.93. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.08. General Dynamics recorded earning per share (EPS) of 14.4. The entity last dividend was issued on the 3rd of July 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 27th of March 2006. General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. General Dynamics operates under Aerospace Defense classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 103100 people. To learn more about General Dynamics call Phebe Novakovic at 703 876 3000 or check out https://www.gd.com.

General Dynamics Quarterly Total Revenue

12.22 Billion

General Dynamics Investment Alerts

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General Dynamics has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 87.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 9th of May 2025 General Dynamics paid $ 1.5 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from seekingalpha.com: General Dynamics awarded 706.47M U.S. Army contract

General Dynamics Upcoming and Recent Events

24th of April 2024
Upcoming Quarterly Report
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24th of July 2024
Next Financial Report
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31st of March 2024
Next Fiscal Quarter End
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22nd of January 2025
Next Fiscal Year End
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31st of December 2023
Last Quarter Report
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31st of December 2023
Last Financial Announcement
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General Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact General Dynamics' stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
1999-04-21
1999-03-310.360.40.0411 
2004-04-21
2004-03-310.60.670.0711 
2005-04-20
2005-03-310.760.850.0911 
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General Dynamics Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

General Dynamics' ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates General Dynamics' performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of General Dynamics' operations that may have significant financial implications and affect General Dynamics' stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

General Dynamics Thematic Classifications

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Military Industrial
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Shipbuilding Railroad Equipment
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General Stock Institutional Investors

Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2025-03-31
5.5 M
Sanders Capital, Llc2025-03-31
4.2 M
Wellington Management Company Llp2025-03-31
3.7 M
Fmr Inc2025-03-31
3.4 M
Aristotle Capital Management Llc2025-03-31
2.9 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2025-03-31
2.7 M
Royal Bank Of Canada2025-03-31
2.7 M
Northern Trust Corp2025-03-31
2.6 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
2.4 M
Longview Management Group Llc2025-03-31
28.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-03-31
23.6 M
Note, although General Dynamics' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

General Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 75.13 B.

General Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin (PM) of 0.08 %, which suggests that even a small decline in it sales will erase profits and may result in a net loss, or a negative profit margin. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows Net Operating Margin (NOM) of 0.11 %, which signifies that for every $100 of sales, it has a net operating income of $0.11.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.11  0.09 
Return On Capital Employed 0.10  0.18 
Return On Assets 0.07  0.09 
Return On Equity 0.17  0.16 

Management Efficiency

General Dynamics has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.056 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.056. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 0.1823 %, which means that it produced $0.1823 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. General Dynamics' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well General Dynamics manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At present, General Dynamics' Return On Assets are projected to increase slightly based on the last few years of reporting. At present, General Dynamics' Non Current Assets Total are projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Non Currrent Assets Other is expected to grow to about 3.1 B, whereas Return On Tangible Assets are forecasted to decline to 0.09.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 79.51  83.49 
Tangible Book Value Per Share(0.05)(0.05)
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 14.11  7.06 
Price Book Value Ratio 3.31  2.25 
Enterprise Value Multiple 14.11  7.06 
Price Fair Value 3.31  2.25 
Enterprise Value73.9 B77.6 B
Management at General Dynamics focuses on leveraging technology and optimizing operations. We evaluate the impact of these focuses on the company's financial health and stock performance.
Dividend Yield
0.0218
Operating Margin
0.1053
Profit Margin
0.0808
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0218
Beta
0.467

Technical Drivers

As of the 13th of June 2025, General Dynamics retains the Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1096, market risk adjusted performance of 0.1439, and Downside Deviation of 1.76. General Dynamics technical analysis makes it possible for you to employ historical prices and volume momentum with the intention to determine a pattern that calculates the direction of the firm's future prices. Please check out General Dynamics maximum drawdown, and the relationship between the information ratio and downside variance to decide if General Dynamics is priced fairly, providing market reflects its last-minute price of 284.99 per share. Given that General Dynamics has jensen alpha of 0.0565, we strongly advise you to confirm General Dynamics's regular market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

General Dynamics Price Movement Analysis

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General Dynamics Insider Trading Activities

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General Dynamics Outstanding Bonds

General Dynamics issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. General Dynamics uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most General bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when General Dynamics has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

General Dynamics Predictive Daily Indicators

General Dynamics intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of General Dynamics stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

General Dynamics Corporate Filings

8K
9th of June 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
4th of June 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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27th of May 2025
Other Reports
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F4
15th of May 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
9th of May 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
7th of May 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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30th of April 2025
Other Reports
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28th of April 2025
Other Reports
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General Dynamics Forecast Models

General Dynamics' time-series forecasting models are one of many General Dynamics' stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary General Dynamics' historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

About General Stock Analysis

Stock analysis is the technique used by a trader or investor to examine and evaluate how General Dynamics prices is reacting to, or reflecting on a current market direction and economic conditions. It can be used to make informed decisions about market timing, and when buying or selling General shares will generate the highest return on investment. We also built our stock analysis module to help investors to gain an insight into the world economy as a whole, the stock market, thematic ideas. a specific sector, or an individual Stock such as General Dynamics. By using and applying General Stock analysis, traders can create a robust methodology for identifying General entry and exit points for their positions.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.10  0.08 
Operating Profit Margin 0.08  0.08 
Net Profit Margin 0.08  0.06 
Gross Profit Margin 0.15  0.11 

Current General Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. General analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. General analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceAdvice# of Analysts
292.63Buy25Odds
General Dynamics current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most General analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand General stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of General Dynamics, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to General conference calls.
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General Stock Analysis Indicators

General Dynamics stock analysis indicators help investors evaluate how General Dynamics stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing and determine when trading General Dynamics shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying General Dynamics stock analysis, traders can identify General Dynamics position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.
Begin Period Cash Flow1.9 B
Long Term Debt7.3 B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding277.5 M
Total Stockholder Equity22.1 B
Tax Provision758 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y0.271
Property Plant And Equipment Net6.5 B
Cash And Short Term Investments1.7 B
Cash1.7 B
Accounts Payable3.3 B
Net DebtB
50 Day M A273.2132
Total Current Liabilities17.8 B
Other Operating Expenses43.9 B
Non Current Assets Total31.5 B
Forward Price Earnings18.622
Non Currrent Assets OtherB
Stock Based Compensation183 M

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