General Dynamics Corporation (GD): Price and Financial Metrics
General Dynamics Corporation (GD)
Today's Latest Price: $153.16 USD
Updated Jan 25 4:00pm
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Industry Rank:
Ranked of 71 in Air/Defense Services
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GD Stock Summary
- GD has a market capitalization of $43,840,735,356 -- more than approximately 94.67% of US stocks.
- General Dynamics Corp's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 92.81% of US equities in our set.
- The volatility of General Dynamics Corp's share price is greater than that of merely 3.32% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to GD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are NOC, PH, ROP, KDP, and APH.
- To dig deeper into the stock's financial statements, go to GD's page on browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000040533.
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GD Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $153.16 | 52-week high | $190.08 |
| Prev. close | $152.77 | 52-week low | $100.55 |
| Day low | $151.11 | Volume | 1,796,467 |
| Day high | $155.70 | Avg. volume | 1,485,675 |
| 50-day MA | $151.31 | Dividend yield | 2.88% |
| 200-day MA | $145.95 | Market Cap | 43.95B |
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Company Bio
General Dynamics operates as aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four business groups: Aerospace; Combat Systems; Information Systems and Technology; and Marine Systems. The company was founded in 1899 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
GD Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $153.16 | $62.03 | -59% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for General Dynamics Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that General Dynamics Corp ranked in the 31th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for GD, they are:
- In the past 5.5 years, General Dynamics Corp has a compound free cash flow growth rate of -0.05%; that's higher than just 16.42% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Industrials sector.
- General Dynamics Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 12% of tickers in our DCF set.
- GD's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than only 12% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -60% |
| 1% | -60% |
| 2% | -59% |
| 3% | -59% |
| 4% | -59% |
| 5% | -58% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as GD, try IEX, MSA, HSII, LAWS, and MRCY.
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