General Dynamics
0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 150 | Existing positions closed: 95
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $690M | Put options by funds: $458M
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,740 [Q2] → 1,769 (+29) [Q3]
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 686 | Existing positions reduced: 638
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $71.1B [Q2] → $74.5B (+$3.35B) [Q3]
0.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.36% [Q2] → 90.21% (+0.85%) [Q3]
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 [Q2] → 15 (-6) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$245
4%
downside
Avg. target
$291
14%
upside
High target
$360
41%
upside
10 analyst ratings
4 positive
40%
5 neutral
50%
1 negative
10%
Barclays David Strauss 46% 1-year accuracy 13 / 28 met price target | 12%upside $285 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Ken Herbert 65% 1-year accuracy 46 / 71 met price target | 10%upside $280 | Sector Perform Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
JP Morgan Seth Seifman 42% 1-year accuracy 15 / 36 met price target | 11%upside $284 | Overweight Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
Susquehanna Charles Minervino 49% 1-year accuracy 35 / 72 met price target | 18%upside $300 | Positive Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
Wells Fargo Matthew Akers 43% 1-year accuracy 25 / 58 met price target | 8%upside $276 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 24 articles about GD published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
General Dynamics: Strong Growth Despite Aerospace Miss
General Dynamics posted strong growth in key metrics, but aerospace and submarine segments faced challenges, impacting overall performance and necessitating a price target trim to $307. Aerospace segment underperformed due to G700 certification delays and supply chain issues, but improvements are expected, potentially boosting future guidance. Combat Systems and Marine Systems showed solid growth, with demand for munitions and submarines driving revenue despite ongoing supply chain challenges.

Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
General Dynamics Q4 Results: Magnificent Buy-The-Drop Opportunity
General Dynamics Corporation's recent share price weakness presents a compelling entry point, with strong operational performance and a robust $90.6 billion backlog. The company demonstrated solid revenue and net earnings growth, driven by strong demand in Aerospace and robust order growth in Combat Systems. Management guides for 2025 revenue growth of 5.5%, margin expansion, and EPS growth, supported by disciplined capital returns and a strong balance sheet.

Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
The US Iron Dome Is Coming: 4 Dividend-Paying Defense Stocks to Buy Today
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Negative
Benzinga
1 week ago
General Dynamics' Growth Vs. Uncertainty: Analyst Flags Margin Challenges And Policy Risks
RBC Capital Markets analyst Ken Herbert cut the price forecast for General Dynamics Corporation GD to $280 from $290, while reiterating an Sector Perform rating.

Negative
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Why General Dynamics Stock Is Falling Today
General Dynamics (GD -3.95%) topped quarterly expectations, but some of the company's key business units underwhelmed. Investors were disappointed, sending General Dynamics shares down 6% at the open Wednesday and down 4% as of 1:30 p.m.

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
General Dynamics Corporation (GC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Phebe Novakovic - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Kim Kuryea - Chief Financial Officer Nicole Shelton - Vice President of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Ronald Epstein - Bank of America Doug Harned - Bernstein Gautam Khanna - TD Cowen Scott Deuschle - Deutsche Bank Sheila Kahyaoglu - Jefferies Myles Walton - Wolf Research Scott Mikus - Melius Research Seth Seifman - JP Morgan David Strauss - Barclays Robert Stallard - Vertical Research Operator Good morning and welcome to the General Dynamics, Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
General Dynamics' Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
GD's Q4 revenues of $13.34 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.1% and also improve 14.3% from the prior-year figure.

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
General Dynamics (GD) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for General Dynamics (GD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Neutral
Benzinga
1 week ago
US Stocks Mixed; General Dynamics Earnings Top Views
U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 0.4% on Wednesday.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
General Dynamics (GD) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
General Dynamics (GD) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.13 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.64 per share a year ago.

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