After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of General Dynamics Corp is $72.75B. A total of 1.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.69M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Gilliland Marguerite Amy sold 27,562 shares of GD for 272.11 per share on Mar 10 ’25. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 45,192 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 10 ’25, Gilliland Marguerite Amy bought 27,562 shares at 272.11 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N disposed of 32,695 shares on Mar 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $263.48. This resulted in the Chairman and CEO holding 769,607 shares of GD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gallopoulos Gregory S sold 3,534 shares at $263.42 per share on Mar 05 ’25. Company shares held by the Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. now total 107,112.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. General Dynamics Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.68, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.73. GD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.28% when it declared a $1.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/11/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/17/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.05%. The GD stock dividend was $1.42 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GD has a high of $316.90 and a low of $239.87.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $81.61, 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 3.68.
