General Dynamics Corporation $GD Shares Sold by Personal CFO Solutions LLC

Personal CFO Solutions LLC cut its holdings in shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) by 31.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,436 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 3,020 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC’s holdings in General Dynamics were worth $2,195,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in General Dynamics by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,885 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $760,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of General Dynamics by 140.2% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 3,445 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $938,000 after purchasing an additional 2,011 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of General Dynamics during the second quarter worth $240,000. Ethic Inc. grew its position in General Dynamics by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 9,310 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,707,000 after buying an additional 829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in General Dynamics by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 2,632 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $768,000 after buying an additional 455 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Mark Rayha sold 4,370 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.79, for a total transaction of $1,524,212.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 7,936 shares in the company, valued at $2,767,997.44. The trade was a 35.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP David Paddock sold 20,360 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $334.92, for a total value of $6,818,971.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 36,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,272,808.48. The trade was a 35.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics in a report on Friday, January 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered General Dynamics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. TD Cowen increased their target price on General Dynamics from $370.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of General Dynamics in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on shares of General Dynamics from $420.00 to $410.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $376.26.

General Dynamics Stock Performance

Shares of GD stock opened at $351.26 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $351.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $339.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market cap of $94.98 billion, a PE ratio of 22.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.41. General Dynamics Corporation has a 1 year low of $239.20 and a 1 year high of $369.70.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $4.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.11 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $14.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.77 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.57% and a net margin of 8.01%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.15 earnings per share. General Dynamics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 16.100-16.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that General Dynamics Corporation will post 14.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 16th were given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 16th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.83%.

About General Dynamics

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.