At the time of writing, General Dynamics Corp [GD] stock is trading at $258.58, up 0.45%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The GD shares have gain 2.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.82%, 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 $247.01 and $316.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $323.8 within the next 12 months. General Dynamics Corp [NYSE: GD] shares were valued at $258.58 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.22% based on the average GD price forecast.
Analyzing the GD fundamentals
According to General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD], the company’s sales were 47.72B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.31% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% 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 0.07, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.4.
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 257.20 points at the first support level, and at 255.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 259.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 260.61.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD] has a current ratio of 1.37. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.82 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.49, the price to book ratio is 3.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.96.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Schumacher Laura J, Director, that happened on Jan 31 ’25 when 1796.0 shares were sold. Director, Schumacher Laura J completed a deal on Jan 31 ’25 to buy 1796.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice President Brady Christopher J sold 5540.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
