General Dynamics Corporation $GD Shares Purchased by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) by 32.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,782 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 7,037 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in General Dynamics were worth $9,815,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the third quarter worth $26,000. Louisbourg Investments Inc. purchased a new position in General Dynamics in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in General Dynamics by 80.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 110 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Nova Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in General Dynamics during the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 64.7% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 112 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about General Dynamics

Here are the key news stories impacting General Dynamics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights General Dynamics’ strong history of earnings surprises and says GD has the setup to beat consensus again, supporting upside to near‑term price and sentiment. Why General Dynamics (GD) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research has nudged up multiple near‑term and FY EPS estimates for GD (Q1/Q2/Q3 and FY revisions), which reduces downside risk from analyst expectations and can support multiple expansion if results track the upgrades.
• Positive Sentiment: Sector momentum from proposed large increases in U.S. military spending is lifting defense names, benefiting GD as a diversified prime contractor and supplier to the Pentagon. Aerospace, defense stocks surge after Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion military spending budget — but are investors too optimistic?
• Positive Sentiment: GDIT (a General Dynamics business) won a ~$131M USAF task order for network upgrades — a concrete backlog win that supports revenue visibility in the services/IT segment. GDIT wins $131m task order for USAF network upgrades
• Neutral Sentiment: Outlets and analysts continue to profile GD as a dividend stock and large, diversified defense/corporate-jet manufacturer — a reminder of the company’s income profile and defensive characteristics for long-term investors. Dividend Stock Analysis – General Dynamics
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk: President Trump signed an order to block dividends and buybacks for defense firms until production improves, and his public comments earlier this week triggered volatility across the sector — a direct policy risk to GD’s capital-return profile. Trump signs order to block defense companies from buying back stock until arms production improves
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing headlines and videos show the sector remains sensitive to political rhetoric (calls to cap buybacks/dividends and limit executive pay), which could cap valuation multiples even if revenue and earnings trends remain strong. Trump Takes on Buybacks, Dividends and Executive Pay at U.S. Defense Contractors

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP David Paddock sold 20,360 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $334.92, for a total value of $6,818,971.20. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 36,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,272,808.48. This represents a 35.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Vertical Research upgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $369.00 to $381.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on General Dynamics from $380.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on General Dynamics from $280.00 to $293.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on General Dynamics from $335.00 to $388.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $358.50.

General Dynamics Trading Up 0.6%

General Dynamics stock opened at $353.49 on Friday. General Dynamics Corporation has a 12 month low of $239.20 and a 12 month high of $367.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $95.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.41. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $342.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $327.71.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 24th. The aerospace company reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.69 by $0.19. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 18.27% and a net margin of 8.18%.The firm had revenue of $12.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.49 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.35 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. General Dynamics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.300-15.35 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that General Dynamics Corporation will post 14.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

General Dynamics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, January 16th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 16th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is presently 38.89%.

General Dynamics 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.