A share price of General Dynamics Corp [GD] is currently trading at $291.39, up 1.92%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GD shares have gain 4.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.35%, 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.
General Dynamics Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year 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 $291.39 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.28% based on the average GD price forecast.
Analyzing the GD fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD] were 49.21B which represents 13.90% growth. 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 287.53 points at the first support level, and at 283.66 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 294.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 296.77.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for General Dynamics Corp [NYSE:GD] is 1.34. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.59, the price to book ratio is 3.52 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.22.
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.
