Company Update (NYSE:GD): General Dynamics Launches Contact Center as a Service Customer Experience Platform

[PR Newswire] – FAIRFAX, Va., March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), launched its Customer Experience Platform (CXP), providing a full-range … Read more on this. General Dynamics Corporation (GD) , valued at $42.35B, started the session at $137.69. During today’s session, GD traded between $135.80 to $138.06 and has traded between $121.61 and $153.76 over the past 12 months. General Dynamics (GD) shares are currently priced at 14.62x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively inexpensive compared to the industry’s 42.78x earnings multiple for the same period. The company pays shareholders $2.76 per share in dividend income per year, for a current yield of 2.01%. According to a consensus of 18 analysts, the earnings estimate of $2.17 per share would be $0.03 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.08 sequential decrease. In looking at the bigger picture, the full-year EPS estimate of $9.39 would be a $0.31 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $7.71 Billion. If reported, that would be a 0.90% decrease over the year-ago quarter. In terms of ratings, Drexel Hamilton upgraded GD from Hold to Buy (Dec 21, 2015). Previously, Argus upgraded GD from Hold to Buy. The average price target for GD shares by the analysts covering it is $160.31, which is 16.43% above where the stock opened. See more in (NYSE:GD) Similar Articles: Company Update: General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) – General Dynamics’ AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack Radio Successfully Supports Government Testing of MUOS Network Company Update: General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) – General Dynamics Cloud Solution Platform Receives FedRAMP Authorization Company Update: General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) – General Dynamics Wins Contract to Provide Communications Services to USAFCENT in Southwest and Central Asia