General Dynamics (GD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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General Dynamics - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 19 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
5

Buy
13

Based on 19 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for General Dynamics in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 19 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, 12 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for GD.

Consensus Price Target

$407.16
22.73% Upside

According to the 19 analysts' twelve-month price targets for General Dynamics, the average price target is $407.16. The highest price target for GD is $465.00, while the lowest price target for GD is $313.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 22.73% from the current price of $331.74.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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GD Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/9/25 to 10/9/26	1 Month Ago 9/9/25 to 9/9/26	3 Months Ago 7/11/25 to 7/11/26	1 Year Ago 10/9/24 to 10/9/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	12 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$407.16	$411.58	$391.15	$321.22
Forecasted Upside	22.73% Upside	16.67% Upside	4.44% Upside	-6.30% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

GD Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

GD Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

General Dynamics Stock vs. The Competition

Type	General Dynamics	Industrials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.68	2.31	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	23.95% Upside	118.15% Upside	19.63% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GD News	Neutral News	Neutral News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/7/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	John Godyn Not Rated	Lower Target	Neutral	$404.00 ➝ $374.00	+12.81%
9/28/2026	Weiss Ratings 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
9/23/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars	Douglas Harned Not Rated	Lower Target	Market Perform	$421.00 ➝ $407.00	+18.51%
9/8/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gavin Parsons Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$395.00 ➝ $408.00	+13.48%
8/4/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Strauss Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$400.00 ➝ $440.00	+15.85%
7/30/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Herbert Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$385.00 ➝ $410.00	+9.07%
7/30/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold	$384.00	+2.05%
7/30/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$430.00	+14.39%
7/30/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gautam Khanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$390.00 ➝ $420.00	+9.91%
7/30/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Akers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$390.00 ➝ $430.00	+12.69%
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7/30/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Minervino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive	$420.00 ➝ $455.00	+19.54%
7/30/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kristine Liwag Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$435.00 ➝ $465.00	+22.32%
7/9/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sheila Kahyaoglu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$400.00 ➝ $440.00	+17.81%
7/6/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ronald Epstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$400.00 ➝ $415.00	+11.16%
5/4/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Sell	$327.00 ➝ $313.00	-9.31%
4/30/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$384.00 ➝ $375.00	+8.65%
4/30/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Seth Seifman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$385.00 ➝ $400.00	+15.89%
2/19/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$380.00 ➝ $395.00	+11.34%
1/12/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Myles Walton Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$400.00 ➝ $415.00	+12.59%
10/28/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
10/27/2025	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$400.00	+14.22%
7/29/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Strauss Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$285.00 ➝ $350.00	+10.93%
4/24/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gautam Khanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $290.00	+8.14%
2/21/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Louie DiPalma Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
2/13/2025	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Madrid Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral

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Should I Buy General Dynamics Stock? GD Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these General Dynamics pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

General Dynamics
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in General Dynamics Co.:

General Dynamics Co. recently announced a strategic partnership with Primordial Labs to integrate natural language command and control into ground combat vehicles, including the Abrams and XM30, positioning the company at the forefront of AI-driven defense technology.
The company demonstrated strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, reporting earnings per share of $4.24, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $3.96, while revenue grew 8.1% year-over-year to $14.09 billion, indicating robust demand for its products.
General Dynamics Co. offers a stable income stream with a dividend yield of 1.92%, supported by a conservative payout ratio of 38.80%, which allows the company to maintain financial flexibility while rewarding shareholders.
Analysts maintain a positive outlook on the stock, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 12-month price target of $410.84, suggesting significant upside potential from the current trading levels.
The stock currently trades at $330.18, which is below its 52-week high of $400.00, presenting a potential entry point for investors seeking exposure to the aerospace and defense sector amid strong institutional ownership of 86.14%.

General Dynamics
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in General Dynamics Co. for these reasons:

Recent leadership changes may introduce uncertainty, as the board elected Danny Deep to succeed Phebe Novakovic as CEO effective January 1, 2027, with Novakovic transitioning to executive chairman, which could impact strategic continuity.
Insider selling activity has been notable, with executives and directors selling a total of 102,188 shares valued at approximately $38.6 million over the last 90 days, which may signal a lack of confidence in near-term stock performance.
The stock has underperformed the broader market over the last six months, declining to $326.50 and producing a 6.7% loss, contrasting with the S&P 500's 15.2% gain during the same period.
General Dynamics Co. faces competitive pressure from peers like Lockheed Martin, which trades at a higher valuation, and investors may question the company's ability to differentiate its offerings in a crowded defense sector.
The company's beta of 0.33 indicates low volatility, but this also suggests limited upside potential during market rallies, which may disappoint growth-oriented investors seeking higher returns.

GD Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 19 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for General Dynamics is $407.16, with a high forecast of $465.00 and a low forecast of $313.00.

19 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for General Dynamics in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GD shares.

According to analysts, General Dynamics's stock has a predicted upside of 22.73% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

General Dynamics has been rated by research analysts at BNP Paribas Exane, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like General Dynamics more than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating for General Dynamics is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "industrials" companies is Hold. Learn more on how GD compares to other companies.

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General Dynamics (GD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

General Dynamics - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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General Dynamics (GD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

General Dynamics - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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General Dynamics Stock vs. The Competition

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General Dynamics Bull Case

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