General Dynamics Corporation $GD Stock Holdings Cut by Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemPublic Employees Retirement Association of Colorado reduced its position in shares of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD – Free Report) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 260,347 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 8,078 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in General Dynamics were worth $87,648,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dunhill Financial LLC boosted its stake in General Dynamics by 620.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 72 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Dagco Inc. bought a new position in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in General Dynamics by 650.0% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. boosted its stake in General Dynamics by 65.2% during the 4th quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 76 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 86.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have issued reports on GD. Weiss Ratings lowered General Dynamics from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group raised General Dynamics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on General Dynamics from $387.00 to $377.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $385.00 price objective on shares of General Dynamics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on General Dynamics in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $400.00 price objective for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $388.40.
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Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 36,480 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.29, for a total value of $12,596,179.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 38,975 shares in the company, valued at $13,457,677.75. This represents a 48.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.
General Dynamics Stock Performance
GD opened at $359.92 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $97.33 billion, a PE ratio of 22.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $340.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $346.65. General Dynamics Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $275.49 and a fifty-two week high of $369.70.
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD – Get Free Report) last released its 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. The company had revenue of $13.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.70 billion. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.41% and a net margin of 8.07%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.66 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that General Dynamics Corporation will post 16.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.
General Dynamics Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be issued a $1.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.03%.
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.
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