General Dynamics Corporation

LSE:0IUC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$78.6b

General Dynamics Valuation

Is 0IUC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0IUC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0IUC ($286.53) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($428.41)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0IUC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0IUC?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

0IUC key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.5x
PEG Ratio2.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0IUC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0IUC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.1x
BA. BAE Systems
21.7x6.7%UK£40.3b
RR. Rolls-Royce Holdings
14.1x-6.9%UK£34.1b
BAB Babcock International Group
78.1x29.7%UK£2.6b
QQ. QinetiQ Group
18.3x14.3%UK£2.0b
0IUC General Dynamics
23.2x9.1%US$78.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0IUC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x) compared to the peer average (33.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0IUC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0IUC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (27.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0IUC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0IUC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.2x
Fair PE Ratio30x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0IUC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0IUC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$286.53
US$309.92
+8.2%
6.0%US$345.00US$271.00n/a21
Apr ’25US$282.99
US$293.93
+3.9%
7.6%US$345.00US$253.00n/a23
Mar ’25US$271.83
US$290.19
+6.8%
7.1%US$345.00US$253.00n/a23
Feb ’25US$265.79
US$289.15
+8.8%
7.4%US$345.00US$253.00n/a23
Jan ’25US$259.27
US$276.61
+6.7%
8.9%US$345.00US$235.00n/a22
Dec ’24US$248.42
US$271.15
+9.2%
7.4%US$325.00US$235.00n/a22
Nov ’24US$243.69
US$270.41
+11.0%
7.5%US$325.00US$235.00n/a22
Oct ’24US$222.35
US$263.90
+18.7%
8.8%US$325.00US$227.00n/a21
Sep ’24US$226.20
US$264.10
+16.8%
8.8%US$325.00US$227.00n/a20
Aug ’24US$224.43
US$263.75
+17.5%
8.7%US$325.00US$227.00n/a20
Jul ’24US$215.52
US$260.95
+21.1%
9.8%US$325.00US$218.00n/a19
Jun ’24US$205.38
US$261.00
+27.1%
10.1%US$325.00US$218.00n/a18
May ’24US$217.28
US$261.50
+20.4%
11.0%US$325.00US$218.00US$286.5318
Apr ’24US$227.87
US$267.50
+17.4%
9.5%US$325.00US$223.00US$282.9918
Mar ’24US$227.94
US$267.50
+17.4%
9.5%US$325.00US$223.00US$271.8318
Feb ’24US$230.51
US$265.11
+15.0%
10.0%US$325.00US$222.00US$265.7918
Jan ’24US$245.74
US$270.89
+10.2%
10.2%US$325.00US$227.00US$259.2719
Dec ’23US$252.48
US$266.56
+5.6%
10.6%US$325.00US$211.00US$248.4218
Nov ’23US$250.10
US$265.71
+6.2%
10.5%US$325.00US$211.00US$243.6917
Oct ’23US$214.74
US$260.38
+21.3%
10.2%US$314.00US$212.00US$222.3516
Sep ’23US$224.85
US$260.81
+16.0%
10.1%US$314.00US$212.00US$226.2016
Aug ’23US$225.27
US$259.20
+15.1%
10.7%US$314.00US$212.00US$224.4315
Jul ’23US$221.12
US$264.50
+19.6%
10.9%US$314.00US$215.00US$215.5214
Jun ’23US$226.63
US$266.07
+17.4%
8.9%US$305.00US$215.00US$205.3815
May ’23US$239.82
US$266.07
+10.9%
9.2%US$305.00US$215.00US$217.2814

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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