At the time of writing, General Dynamics Corp [GD] stock is trading at $281.30, up 0.72%. 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 1.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.21%, and 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 April 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $305 for it. Previously, William Blair downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on February 21, 2025. On February 13, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $283 on January 14, 2025. Vertical Research downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $290 on January 06, 2025. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on December 19, 2024, and downed its price target to $290. In a note dated December 12, 2024, Goldman downgraded an Sell rating on this stock and revised its target price from $283 to $245.
For the past year, the stock price of General Dynamics Corp fluctuated between $239.20 and $316.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $292.2 within the next 12 months. General Dynamics Corp [NYSE: GD] shares were valued at $281.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.87% based on the average GD price forecast.
Analyzing the GD fundamentals
According to General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD], the company’s sales were 49.21B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 13.90% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% 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 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.52.
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 278.49 points at the first support level, and at 275.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 282.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 284.64.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD] has a current ratio of 1.34. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.82, while the Cash Ratio is 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.53, the price to book ratio is 3.40 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N, Chairman and CEO, that happened on Jun 13 ’25 when 0.18 million shares were sold. Chairman and CEO, NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N completed a deal on Jun 16 ’25 to sell 7639.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. Gallopoulos Gregory S sold 42230.0 shares on Jun 13 ’25.
