Long-Time Horizon Analysis of General Dynamics Corp (GD) Stock

At the time of writing, General Dynamics Corp [GD] stock is trading at $265.12, up 0.55%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GD shares have gain 2.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.12%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

General Dynamics Corp [NYSE: GD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 14, 2025, when Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $283 from $345. Previously, Vertical Research downgraded its rating to Hold on January 06, 2025, and dropped its price target to $290. On December 19, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Perform and revised its price target to $290 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $245 on December 12, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 11, 2024. In a note dated October 01, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $334 to $317.

For the past year, the stock price of General Dynamics Corp fluctuated between $247.36 and $316.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $334 within the next 12 months. General Dynamics Corp [NYSE: GD] shares were valued at $265.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.98% based on the average GD price forecast.

Analyzing the GD fundamentals

According to General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD], the company’s sales were 46.05B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.41% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.16% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.49.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 263.14 points at the first support level, and at 261.15 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 266.20, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 267.27.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD] has a current ratio of 1.32. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.80, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.58, the price to book ratio is 3.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.19.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Brady Christopher J, Vice President, that happened on Nov 22 ’24 when 5540.0 shares were sold. Officer, Brady Christopher J completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to buy 5540.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Wall Peter A sold 1320.0 shares on Sep 16 ’24.

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