Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for GD Earnings

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of General Dynamics in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $3.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.90. The consensus estimate for General Dynamics’ current full-year earnings is $14.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for General Dynamics’ Q3 2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.46 EPS.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The aerospace company reported $3.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.69 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $12.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.49 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 18.27% and a net margin of 8.18%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.35 EPS. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.300-15.35 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on GD. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on General Dynamics from $369.00 to $381.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Seaport Res Ptn raised General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Vertical Research raised General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $390.00 price objective on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $350.89.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of GD opened at $344.16 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $92.96 billion, a PE ratio of 22.30, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.40. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $336.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $310.09. General Dynamics has a 52 week low of $239.20 and a 52 week high of $360.50.

Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, Director Mark Malcolm sold 3,220 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $329.45, for a total transaction of $1,060,829.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,355,777.70. This represents a 24.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 8,150 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.18, for a total value of $2,617,617.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 22,818 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,328,685.24. This trade represents a 26.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,580 shares of company stock valued at $4,064,484. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its position in shares of General Dynamics by 620.0% in the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 72 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in General Dynamics in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. bought a new position in General Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of General Dynamics during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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.