Is General Dynamics Corp (NYSE: GD) The Best Stock To Invest In?

Bethany Hill

After Hours

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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 $94.93B. A total of 2.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.13M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Paddock David sold 20,360 shares of GD for 334.92 per share on Dec 17 ’25. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 36,644 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 17 ’25, Paddock David bought 20,360 shares at 334.92 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Rayha Mark disposed of 100 shares on Nov 20 ’25 at a per-share price of $339.90. This resulted in the Vice President holding 5,826 shares of GD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rayha Mark bought 100 shares at $339.90 per share on Nov 20 ’25.

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 $5.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.78.

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 $363.00 and a low of $239.20.

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 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.31 per share and a lower estimate of $4.01. The company reported an EPS of $4.15 in the last quarter

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 $90.46, 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 3.96.

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