After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, GD falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment. The current market capitalization of General Dynamics Corp is $73.17B. A total of 1.01 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.43M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Brady Christopher J sold 5,540 shares of GD for 280.91 per share on Nov 22 ’24. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 20,296 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, Brady Christopher J bought 5,540 shares at 280.91 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Wall Peter A disposed of 1,320 shares on Sep 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $308.05. This resulted in the Director holding 3,592 shares of GD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Wall Peter A bought 1,320 shares at $308.05 per share on Sep 16 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. General Dynamics Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.58, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.26. GD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.05% when it declared a $1.42 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.97%. The GD stock dividend was $1.42 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GD has a high of $316.90 and a low of $247.36.
As of this writing, GD has an earnings estimate of $4.11 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.51 per share and a lower estimate of $3.66.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. GD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.60B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.18B in debt and $13.98B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $83.55, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $17.64B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GD is Buy with a score of 3.86.
