General Dynamics (GD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) is an aerospace and defense company that develops and delivers products and services for government and commercial customers. The company operates through four primary business segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies.

Its Aerospace segment designs and manufactures Gulfstream business jets and provides aircraft support services. Marine Systems builds nuclear-powered submarines and surface ships for the U.S. Navy, while Combat Systems produces armored vehicles, combat systems, weapons, and munitions. Technologies provides information technology, cybersecurity, intelligence, communications, and mission-support services to government and defense customers.

Founded in 1952, General Dynamics is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Its customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, foreign governments, and commercial aviation operators. The company serves domestic and international markets through its manufacturing, engineering, and service operations.

Phebe N. Novakovic has served as General Dynamics’ chairwoman and chief executive officer since 2013. The company’s portfolio includes well-known businesses such as Gulfstream Aerospace and Electric Boat, its submarine-manufacturing operation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $332.59 to $337.30
• 50-Day Range: $334.03 to $395.64
• 52-Week Range: $306.77 to $400.00
• Volume: 1.87 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.38
• Dividend Yield: 1.90%
• Price Target: $410.84
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

General Dynamics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

General Dynamics scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 669 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

General Dynamics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

General Dynamics has a consensus price target of $410.84, representing about 23.0% upside from its current price of $334.03.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

General Dynamics has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for General Dynamics are expected to grow by 9.54% in the coming year, from $16.99 to $18.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of General Dynamics is 20.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of General Dynamics is 20.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

General Dynamics has a PEG Ratio of 1.94. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

General Dynamics has a P/B Ratio of 3.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.01% of the float of General Dynamics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

General Dynamics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in General Dynamics has recently decreased by 2.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

General Dynamics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

General Dynamics has been increasing its dividend for 34 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of General Dynamics is 38.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, General Dynamics will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.18% next year. This indicates that General Dynamics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

General Dynamics has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for General Dynamics this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for GD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

44 people have added General Dynamics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 238% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, General Dynamics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $38,627,265.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of General Dynamics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.14% of the stock of General Dynamics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/7 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/07/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GD
• CIK: 40533
• Web: www.gd.com
• Phone: (703) 876-3000
• Fax: 703-876-3125
• Employees: 117,000
• Year Founded: 1952

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for General Dynamics: $410.84
• High Price Target: $465.00
• Low Price Target: $313.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.66
• P/E Growth: 1.94
• Net Income: $4.21 billion
• Net Margins: 8.18%
• Pretax Margin: 9.93%
• Return on Equity: 17.43%
• Return on Assets: 7.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $52.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $18.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.73
• Book Value: $94.76 per share
• Price / Book: 3.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 270,560,000
• Free Float: 266,769,000
• Market Cap: $90.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32