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Industrials - Aerospace & Defense - NYSE - US
$ 287.99
-1.51 %
$ 79.2 B
Market Cap
21.93
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, charter, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships. This segment also provides navy ships maintenance and modernization services; lifecycle support and repair services for navy surface ships; and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarines and surface ships.[ Read More ]

The intrinsic value of one GD stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 288 USD, General Dynamics Corporation is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart GD

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FINANCIALS
42.3 B REVENUE
7.27%
4.24 B OPERATING INCOME
0.81%
3.32 B NET INCOME
-2.21%
4.71 B OPERATING CASH FLOW
2.86%
-941 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
36.80%
-3.09 B FINANCING CASH FLOW
10.86%
11.7 B REVENUE
-2.55%
1.18 B OPERATING INCOME
2.16%
930 M NET INCOME
2.76%
1.42 B OPERATING CASH FLOW
73.96%
-282 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
-123.81%
-395 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
-9.12%
Balance Sheet Decomposition General Dynamics Corporation
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Current Assets 23.6 B
Cash & Short-Term Investments 1.91 B
Receivables 11 B
Other Current Assets 10.7 B
Non-Current Assets 31.2 B
Long-Term Investments 0
PP&E 6.2 B
Other Non-Current Assets 25 B
Current Liabilities 16.4 B
Accounts Payable 3.1 B
Short-Term Debt 832 M
Other Current Liabilities 12.5 B
Non-Current Liabilities 17.1 B
Long-Term Debt 10.3 B
Other Non-Current Liabilities 6.83 B
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall General Dynamics Corporation
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Revenue 42.3 B
Cost Of Revenue 35.6 B
Gross Profit 6.67 B
Operating Expenses 2.43 B
Operating Income 4.24 B
Other Expenses 930 M
Net Income 3.32 B
RATIOS
15.78% GROSS MARGIN
15.78%
10.04% OPERATING MARGIN
10.04%
7.84% NET MARGIN
7.84%
15.56% ROE
15.56%
6.05% ROA
6.05%
11.56% ROIC
11.56%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis General Dynamics Corporation
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Net Income 3.32 B
Depreciation & Amortization 863 M
Capital Expenditures -904 M
Stock-Based Compensation 181 M
Change in Working Capital 635 M
Others 3.01 B
Free Cash Flow 3.81 B
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets General Dynamics Corporation
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Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for GD of $326 , with forecasts ranging from a low of $305 to a high of $345 .
GD Lowest Price Target Wall Street Target
305 USD 5.91%
GD Average Price Target Wall Street Target
326 USD 13.20%
GD Highest Price Target Wall Street Target
345 USD 19.80%
4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
0.47% DIVIDEND YIELD
1.42 USD DIVIDEND PER SHARE
5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership General Dynamics Corporation
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Sold
0-3 MONTHS
407 K USD 1
3-6 MONTHS
7.56 M USD 2
6-9 MONTHS
29.4 M USD 6
9-12 MONTHS
28 M USD 2
Bought
0 USD 0
0-3 MONTHS
0 USD 0
3-6 MONTHS
0 USD 0
6-9 MONTHS
0 USD 0
9-12 MONTHS
Date Value Insider Amount Avg Price
2 months ago
Sep 16, 2024
Sell 407 K USD
Wall Peter A
Director
- 1320
308.05 USD
5 months ago
May 21, 2024
Sell 1.91 M USD
Kuryea Kimberly A
Senior Vice President & CFO
- 6459
296.383 USD
5 months ago
May 21, 2024
Sell 144 K USD
Kuryea Kimberly A
Senior Vice President & CFO
- 482
298.171 USD
5 months ago
May 21, 2024
Sell 399 K USD
Kuryea Kimberly A
Senior Vice President & CFO
- 1335
299.004 USD
5 months ago
May 21, 2024
Sell 1.18 M USD
Kuryea Kimberly A
Senior Vice President & CFO
- 3934
300.003 USD
5 months ago
May 21, 2024
Sell 341 K USD
Kuryea Kimberly A
Senior Vice President & CFO
- 1134
300.869 USD
6 months ago
May 17, 2024
Sell 3.59 M USD
Burns Mark Lagrand
Vice President
- 12089
296.59 USD
6 months ago
May 13, 2024
Sell 2.43 M USD
Moss William A
Vice President and Controller
- 8240
294.95 USD
6 months ago
May 13, 2024
Sell 3.78 M USD
Moss William A
Vice President and Controller
- 12810
294.78 USD
6 months ago
May 10, 2024
Sell 1.78 M USD
Burns Mark Lagrand
Vice President
- 6016
296.58 USD
6 months ago
May 03, 2024
Sell 740 K USD
DE LEON RUDY F
Director
- 2570
288 USD
6 months ago
May 01, 2024
Sell 1.15 M USD
Gilliland Marguerite Amy
Senior Vice President
- 3986
287.275 USD
6 months ago
May 02, 2024
Sell 1.46 M USD
Gilliland Marguerite Amy
Senior Vice President
- 5116
286.04 USD
6 months ago
Apr 29, 2024
Sell 3.91 M USD
Gallopoulos Gregory S
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
- 13567
288.511 USD
6 months ago
Apr 26, 2024
Sell 1.92 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 6758
283.604 USD
6 months ago
Apr 26, 2024
Sell 11.3 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 39592
284.596 USD
6 months ago
Apr 26, 2024
Sell 998 K USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 3500
285.151 USD
9 months ago
Jan 26, 2024
Sell 6.37 M USD
Roualet Mark C.
Executive Vice President
- 24200
263.425 USD
9 months ago
Jan 26, 2024
Sell 4.95 M USD
Roualet Mark C.
Executive Vice President
- 18712
264.595 USD
9 months ago
Jan 26, 2024
Sell 5.59 M USD
Roualet Mark C.
Executive Vice President
- 21030
265.591 USD
9 months ago
Jan 26, 2024
Sell 2.5 M USD
Roualet Mark C.
Executive Vice President
- 9388
266.588 USD
9 months ago
Jan 29, 2024
Sell 8.53 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 32255
264.308 USD
9 months ago
Jan 29, 2024
Sell 26.5 K USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 100
265.03 USD
1 year ago
Oct 30, 2023
Sell 4.09 M USD
Gallopoulos Gregory S
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
- 17188
238.043 USD
1 year ago
Oct 30, 2023
Sell 3.82 M USD
Gallopoulos Gregory S
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
- 16012
238.725 USD
1 year ago
Aug 11, 2023
Sell 1.47 M USD
Gallopoulos Gregory S
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
- 6500
225.834 USD
1 year ago
Aug 11, 2023
Sell 2.76 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 12107
227.56 USD
1 year ago
Aug 11, 2023
Sell 4.82 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 21123
228.194 USD
1 year ago
Aug 03, 2023
Sell 3.04 M USD
Gilliland Marguerite Amy
Senior Vice President
- 13500
225.463 USD
1 year ago
May 02, 2023
Bought 1.01 M USD
Malcolm Mark
Director
+ 4700
214.4704 USD
1 year ago
Jan 27, 2023
Sell 6.26 M USD
Burns Mark Lagrand
Vice President
- 27600
226.932 USD
2 years ago
Aug 15, 2022
Sell 5.69 M USD
Roualet Mark C.
Executive Vice President
- 23600
240.964 USD
2 years ago
Aug 09, 2022
Sell 9.51 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 41926
226.733 USD
2 years ago
Aug 09, 2022
Sell 6.65 M USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 29235
227.494 USD
2 years ago
Aug 08, 2022
Sell 68.4 K USD
NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N
Chairman and CEO
- 300
228.15 USD
2 years ago
Aug 01, 2022
Sell 2.53 M USD
Gallopoulos Gregory S
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
- 11126
227.68 USD
2 years ago
Apr 29, 2022
Sell 2.53 M USD
Gallopoulos Gregory S
Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
- 10644
237.93 USD
2 years ago
Mar 03, 2022
Sell 567 K USD
Moss William A
Vice President and Controller
- 2391
237.17 USD
2 years ago
Dec 17, 2021
Sell 418 K USD
Moss William A
Vice President and Controller
- 2051
203.7 USD
7. News
Defense Stocks Under Fire: Why I'm Buying The Dip My portfolio initially surged post-election but has since faced pressure due to market uncertainty surrounding Trump's controversial appointments and their economic impact. Key affected sectors include healthcare, defense, and consumer staples, with significant declines in stocks like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. I focus on the defense sector's sell-off, explaining the risk/reward outlook and emphasizing my investments in innovative defense companies like RTX and GE Aerospace. seekingalpha.com - 1 day ago
As It Turns Out, General Dynamics Is A 'Trump Trade' General Dynamics benefits from geopolitical tensions, strong order backlogs, and robust financials, making it a strategic long-term defense investment. Despite the high valuation, GD's double-digit EPS growth and dependable dividend growth support a Buy rating. Short-term headwinds like Gulfstream G700 delivery issues and supply chain challenges exist but are manageable. seekingalpha.com - 5 days ago
5 Must Own High-Yield Dividend Stocks If Kamala Harris Wins 24/7 Wall St. Insights The seemingly endless political season is almost over. 247wallst.com - 1 week ago
Sales Slip in General Dynamics' Most Profitable Business -- but Here's Why It Could Boom Soon Here's one good reason to like General Dynamics stock -- and another reason not to buy the stock. fool.com - 2 weeks ago
General Dynamics: Prepare For Takeoff General Dynamics offers strong diversification with robust revenue growth, a high $92.6 billion project backlog, and resilience amidst geopolitical uncertainty, making it a solid investment. Recent Q3 2024 results show strong revenue and EPS growth along with a high backlog of projects. GD maintains a strong balance sheet with an 'A' credit rating, low net debt to EBITDA ratio, and consistent shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks. seekingalpha.com - 2 weeks ago
General Dynamics' Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y GD's third-quarter revenues miss the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.4%. However, revenues improve 10.4% year over year. zacks.com - 3 weeks ago
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 23, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Nicole Shelton - VP, IR Phebe N. Novakovic - Chairman and CEO Kimberly A. seekingalpha.com - 3 weeks ago
General Dynamics (GD) Reports Q3 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 September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values. zacks.com - 3 weeks ago
General Dynamics (GD) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates General Dynamics (GD) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.35 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.04 per share a year ago. zacks.com - 3 weeks ago
General Dynamics revenue rises on defense demand General Dynamics reported a more than 10% rise in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driven by strength in its defense units amid sustained demand for military munitions and vehicles. reuters.com - 3 weeks ago
General Dynamics Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Results Revenue of $11.7 billion, up 10.4% from year-ago quarter Operating earnings of $1.2 billion, up 11.7% from year-ago quarter Diluted EPS of $3.35, up 10.2% from year-ago quarter Operating margin of 10.1%, a 10-basis-point expansion from year-ago quarter RESTON, Va. , Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported third-quarter 2024 revenue of $11.7 billion, up 10.4% from the third quarter of 2023. prnewswire.com - 3 weeks ago
General Dynamics (GD) Q3 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for General Dynamics (GD), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended September 2024. zacks.com - 4 weeks ago
8. Profile Summary

General Dynamics Corporation GD

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COUNTRY US
INDUSTRY Aerospace & Defense
MARKET CAP $ 79.2 B
Dividend Yield 0.47%
Description General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, charter, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships. This segment also provides navy ships maintenance and modernization services; lifecycle support and repair services for navy surface ships; and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarines and surface ships. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments. This segment also offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. This segment also offers cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; software-defined networks; everything-as-a-service; defense enterprise office system solutions; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Contact 11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, 20190 https://www.gd.com
IPO Date Jan. 13, 1978
Employees 100000
Officers Mr. David Paddock President of General Dynamics Land Systems Shane A. Berg Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Administration Ms. Kimberly A. Kuryea Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Mr. Gregory S. Gallopoulos Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Ms. Elizabeth L. Schmid Senior Vice President for Government Relations & Communications Nicole M. Shelton Vice President of Investor Relations Mr. Jason W. Aiken CPA Executive Vice President of Technologies Ms. Marguerite Amy Gilliland Senior Vice President & President of Information Technology Mr. Robert E. Smith Executive Vice President of Marine Systems Ms. Phebe N. Novakovic Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer