General Dynamics Corporation $GD Shares Acquired by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) by 6.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 335,487 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,859 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in General Dynamics were worth $115,148,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,767,330 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $8,338,169,000 after acquiring an additional 528,769 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in General Dynamics by 155.6% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 104,773 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $35,273,000 after purchasing an additional 63,781 shares in the last quarter. Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. bought a new stake in General Dynamics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,103,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of General Dynamics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,914,000. Finally, Cullen Investment Group LTD. lifted its holdings in shares of General Dynamics by 371.1% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 19,467 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $6,889,000 after purchasing an additional 15,335 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Activity at General Dynamics

In other General Dynamics news, Director Mark Malcolm sold 5,480 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $365.00, for a total value of $2,000,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,884,695. This trade represents a 33.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 36,480 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.29, for a total transaction of $12,596,179.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,975 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,457,677.75. This trade represents a 48.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 78,190 shares of company stock worth $27,041,022 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on GD. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price target on General Dynamics from $430.00 to $390.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $385.00 target price on shares of General Dynamics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group upgraded General Dynamics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of General Dynamics from $384.00 to $375.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of General Dynamics from $387.00 to $377.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.15.

General Dynamics Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of NYSE GD opened at $380.99 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $103.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.34. General Dynamics Corporation has a 52 week low of $306.03 and a 52 week high of $387.69. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $355.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $351.52.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The aerospace company reported $4.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.43. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.41% and a net margin of 8.07%.The firm had revenue of $13.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.66 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that General Dynamics Corporation will post 16.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be issued a dividend of $1.59 per share. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 2nd. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is 40.03%.

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.