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General Dynamics (GD) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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General Dynamics (GD - Free Report) closed at $237.62 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.62% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 2.14%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.82%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.12%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the defense contractor had gained 10.73% over the past month. This has outpaced the Aerospace sector's gain of 3.66% and the S&P 500's loss of 5.01% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from General Dynamics as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.48, unchanged from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $8.98 billion, down 4.39% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $12.12 per share and revenue of $39.39 billion. These totals would mark changes of +4.94% and +2.4%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for General Dynamics. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.01% lower. General Dynamics currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that General Dynamics has a Forward P/E ratio of 19.3 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 18.42, so we one might conclude that General Dynamics is trading at a premium comparatively.
We can also see that GD currently has a PEG ratio of 2. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. GD's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.7 as of yesterday's close.
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, which puts it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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General Dynamics (GD) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
General Dynamics (GD - Free Report) closed at $237.62 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.62% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 2.14%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.82%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.12%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the defense contractor had gained 10.73% over the past month. This has outpaced the Aerospace sector's gain of 3.66% and the S&P 500's loss of 5.01% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from General Dynamics as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.48, unchanged from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $8.98 billion, down 4.39% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $12.12 per share and revenue of $39.39 billion. These totals would mark changes of +4.94% and +2.4%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for General Dynamics. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.01% lower. General Dynamics currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that General Dynamics has a Forward P/E ratio of 19.3 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 18.42, so we one might conclude that General Dynamics is trading at a premium comparatively.
We can also see that GD currently has a PEG ratio of 2. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. GD's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.7 as of yesterday's close.
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, which puts it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.