Exploring Key Details on General Dynamics

By Ken Smith • Thursday, August 29 07:49 • Permanent Link

General Dynamics logged a 2.2% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $296.64 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -1.0%. GD's trading volume is 1,550,884 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,028,634.

General Dynamics trades -8.21% away from its average analyst target price of $323.16 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $289.0 to $345.0, and on average have given General Dynamics a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in GD, you'll want to know the following:

General Dynamics's current price is 105.2% above its Graham number of $144.54, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
General Dynamics has moved 30.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 24.1%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 12.81, General Dynamics has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.2 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
GD has a forward P/E ratio of 18.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $16.43 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.39 — a number near or below 1 signifying that General Dynamics is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.69 compared to its sector average of 3.17
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide.
Based in Reston, the company has 100,000 full time employees and a market cap of $81.51 Billion. General Dynamics currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.9%.

The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.