General Dynamics Corporation vs Rockwell Automation — how do they compare? General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $106.03B), while Rockwell Automation trades at $447.95 (market cap $49.64B). The key difference: General Dynamics Corporation is far larger — about 2.1× Rockwell Automation's market cap, and General Dynamics Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.62%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GD | ROK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $106.03B | $49.64B |
Sector | Industrials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $395.97 | $495.08 |
52-Week Low | $312.53 | $333.75 |
Enterprise Value | $111.17B | $52.77B |
Dividend Yield | 1.62% | 1.23% |
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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. The company's aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
Read more on GD →Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with Schlumberger.
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