Morningstar Investment Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD – Free Report) by 49.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,180 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 23,955 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s holdings in General Dynamics were worth $8,140,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in GD. Dunhill Financial LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 620.0% during the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 72 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new stake in General Dynamics during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in General Dynamics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 650.0% during the third quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 75 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 65.2% during the fourth quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 76 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms recently commented on GD. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of General Dynamics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $410.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $430.00 to $390.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $385.00 to $371.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, General Dynamics currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $387.40.
Insider Buying and Selling at General Dynamics
In other General Dynamics news, EVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 3,819 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.50, for a total transaction of $1,350,016.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 44,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,825,134.50. This trade represents a 7.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 36,480 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.29, for a total transaction of $12,596,179.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,457,677.75. This trade represents a 48.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 119,600 shares of company stock valued at $41,650,580 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.
General Dynamics Stock Up 0.1%
GD stock opened at $343.20 on Monday. General Dynamics Corporation has a 52-week low of $268.10 and a 52-week high of $369.70. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $341.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $346.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $92.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.34.
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.43. General Dynamics had a net margin of 8.07% and a return on equity of 17.41%. The business had revenue of $13.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.66 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that General Dynamics Corporation will post 16.62 EPS for the current year.
General Dynamics Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 10th were paid a dividend of $1.59 per share. This is an increase from General Dynamics’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 10th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.03%.
General Dynamics Company Profile
General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense contractor that designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of products and services for government and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in the United States (Reston, Virginia), the company supplies platforms and systems used by armed forces, civil authorities and private operators across multiple domains including air, land, sea and cyber.
Its principal activities span several operating businesses: a business aviation unit that develops and supports Gulfstream business jets; land systems that produce armored combat vehicles and related logistics and sustainment services; marine systems that design and construct submarines and surface ships for navies; and mission systems and information technology operations that provide command-and-control, communications, cybersecurity and systems-integration services.
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