Get Stock Quote Here General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an American aerospace and defense company. Formed by mergers and divestitures, it is the world's fifth-largest defense contractor based on 2012 revenues. General Dynamics is headquartered in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia. The company has changed markedly in the post–Cold War era of defense consolidation. It has four main business segments: Marine Systems, Combat Systems, Information Systems Technology, and Aerospace. General Dynamics' former Fort Worth Division manufactured one of the Western world's most-produced jet fighters, the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon—until 1993, when production was sold to Lockheed. In 1999, the company re-entered the airframe business with its purchase of Gulfstream Aerospace.
Reported before open today (4/27/16) Earnings: EPS $2.34 Revenue $7.72B Estimates: EPS $2.14 Revenue $7.69B Up 3.52% today
Reported before open today (10/26/16) Earnings: EPS $2.48 Revenue $7.73B Estimates: EPS $2.38 Revenue $7.91B Down 0.95% today
if you need me, i'll be at the bank. Shares of aerospace and defense companies are trading higher amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. which has lifted demand outlook for defense products. Feb 28, 2022 11:39a ET
General Dynamics Corp. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day 4:54 pm ET March 3, 2022 (MarketWatch) This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of General Dynamics Corp. (GD) rose 1.01% to $238.13 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 4,363.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.29% to 33,794.66. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. General Dynamics Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $237.03, which the company achieved on March 1st. The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Honeywell International Inc. (HON) rose 0.58% to $187.52, Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 0.48% to $447.82, and Boeing Co. (BA) fell 4.53% to $188.85. Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 3, 2022. -MarketWatch Automation (END) Dow Jones Newswires March 03, 2022 16:54 ET (21:54 GMT) Copyright (c) 2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
What Stocks Does 'The Big Short' Investor Michael Burry Own? 10:35 am ET March 9, 2022 (Benzinga) Print Michael Burry is the founder and former hedge fund manager of now-defunct Scion Capital, most famously known for his massively profitable contrarian investment in the events leading up to the collapse of the real estate market and subsequently the global financial crisis in 2008. Burry was active on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) in 2021 until he closed his bearish bets on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). He has since deleted his tweets, and his account. He is the hedge fund manager at Scion Asset Management. Though he has not been publicly active in 2022, "The Big Short" investor is keeping it short by holding only six positions in his current fund. According to a 13F and fund filings from Feb. 14, Scion Asset holds: Bridges Impact Corp (NYSE: IMPX) Shares: 1,000,000 Value: $9,910,991 Bio: SPAC bringing Harley Davidson's Wire electric motorcycle public. The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) Shares: 850,000 Value: $4,794,000 Bio: real estate investment trust. Corecivic Inc (NYSE: CXW) Shares: 555,427 Value: $4,665,586 Bio: manages private prisons and detention centers. Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE: FNF) Shares: 325,000 Value: $14,820,000 Bio: provider of title insurance and settlement services. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) Shares: 300,000 Value: $20,322,000 Bio: multinational pharmaceutical company. General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) Shares: 80,000 Value: $18,824,800 Bio: aerospace and defense corporation. © 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Considering GD pays a dividend and has financials that appear to be viable, this seems like a far more palatable trade risk than BA. If you end up getting stuck with it long term, that wouldn't be a bad thing.
