On Tuesday, General Dynamics Corp (NYSE: GD) opened higher 0.24% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $281.35. Price fluctuations for GD have ranged from $243.87 to $316.90 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 3.25%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.81% at the time writing. With a float of $273.23 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $273.60 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 111600 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 15.64%, operating margin of 10.12%, and the pretax margin is 9.55%.
General Dynamics Corp (GD) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aerospace & Defense industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of General Dynamics Corp is 0.63%, while institutional ownership is 88.99%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 22 ’24, was worth 1,556,252. In this transaction Vice President of this company sold 5,540 shares at a rate of $280.91, taking the stock ownership to the 20,296 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 22 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 5,540 for $280.91, making the entire transaction worth $1,556,254.
General Dynamics Corp (GD) Recent Fiscal highlights
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 3.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 3.62) by 0.02. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.52 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.81% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 13.00% during the next five years compared to 1.46% growth over the previous five years of trading.
General Dynamics Corp (NYSE: GD) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for General Dynamics Corp (GD). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.80. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.68. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 33.97.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 13.13, a number that is poised to hit 4.43 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 16.08 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of General Dynamics Corp (GD)
Looking closely at General Dynamics Corp (NYSE: GD), its last 5-days average volume was 1.54 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.11 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 9.49%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.75.
During the past 100 days, General Dynamics Corp’s (GD) raw stochastic average was set at 13.04%, which indicates a significant increase from 10.06% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.60% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 21.29% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $299.47, while its 200-day Moving Average is $291.49. However, in the short run, General Dynamics Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $283.74. Second resistance stands at $285.46. The third major resistance level sits at $287.55. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $279.93, it is likely to go to the next support level at $277.84. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $276.12.
General Dynamics Corp (NYSE: GD) Key Stats
There are currently 274,969K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 77.55 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 42,272 M according to its annual income of 3,315 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 11,671 M and its income totaled 930,000 K.
