We're taking a closer look at General Dynamics today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.1% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide.
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General Dynamics has moved 1.6% over the last year compared to 22.9% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -21.4%
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GD has an average analyst rating of buy and is -8.27% away from its mean target price of $276.5 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $11.96
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General Dynamics has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $14.88 and its forward P/E ratio is 17.0
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GD has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.06, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 3.46 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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General Dynamics is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.19 and an average P/B of 4.06
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General Dynamics has on average reported free cash flows of $2.88 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 8.0%