Upgrade to Buy: General Dynamics Looks Poised After Q2 Momentum and Undemanding Market-Cap Weighted Multiples
We upgrade General Dynamics (GD) to Buy. The stock trades at roughly 23x earnings and 16x free cash flow - levels that understate the company's cash generation, low leverage and government-driven backlog growth. Combine that with recent industry financing initiatives and large shipbuilding awards, and the risk/reward favors a mid-term long trade wi…