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Stocks Info
General Dynamics Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The current market capitalization of General Dynamics Corp is $66.58B. A total of 2.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.69M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Graney Kevin M bought 4,831 shares of GD for 256.39 per share on Feb 10 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jan 31 ’25, Schumacher Laura J sold 1,796 shares at 255.68 per share. GD shares that Director owns now total 11,175.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Schumacher Laura J acquired of 1,796 shares on Jan 31 ’25 at a per-share price of $255.68. In another insider transaction, Brady Christopher J sold 5,540 shares at $280.91 per share on Nov 22 ’24. Company shares held by the Vice President now total 20,296.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. General Dynamics Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.68, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.31%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.06. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GD has a high of $316.90 and a low of $239.87.
As of this writing, GD has an earnings estimate of $3.43 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.56 per share and a lower estimate of $3.14.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $81.61, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $17.64B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.77.
