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GD

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
$329.63 ▼ -0.93%
Prev close $332.72
Market cap$89.8B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$420.26 (+27.5%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 7/10
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)33 New Institutional Positions17 Institutional Exits Defense Tech
Snapshot
The big-picture read on GD right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$89.8B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (67%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$56.7B
Inst. Activity
33 buys / 17 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $43.8M sell
Insider Net $
-$43.8M
Social Sentiment
53° Neutral
SEC Reports
15
Press Releases
2
Congressional
6 trades
Price chart 30d -9.5%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Analyst ratings buy % +1.5%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Buy 67% rate it Buy or better · 33 analysts
Strong Buy 7 21% Buy 15 45% Hold 10 30% Sell 1 3% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Sep 23, 2026BernsteinMAINTAINMarket Perform 51%
Sep 8, 2026UBSMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Aug 4, 2026Wells FargoMAINTAINOverweight 54%
Aug 3, 2026UBSMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jul 30, 2026BNP ParibasMAINTAINOutperform—
Jul 30, 2026CitigroupMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jul 30, 2026SusquehannaMAINTAINPositive 56%
Jul 30, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINSector Perform 55%
Jul 30, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINOverweight 55%
Jul 30, 2026TD CowenMAINTAINBuy 56%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026715101067%
Aug 1, 2026714111064%
Jul 1, 2026714111064%
Jun 1, 2026614121061%
May 1, 2026615111064%
Apr 1, 2026616101067%
Mar 1, 2026615101066%
Feb 1, 2026615101066%
Price targets
Where 21 covering analysts think GD trades over the next 12 months.
$420.26 +27.5% upside Strong Buy
Current$329.63 Low$319.00 Median$430.00 High$465.00 21 analysts
$319.00$465.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.1/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood -16.7%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
53°
Neutral
BearishNeutralBullish
14 mentions 5 bullish 4 bearish 5 neutral
Recent posts
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
15 SEC filing reports analyzed · 2 bullish, 0 bearish, 1 mixed, 12 neutral · avg impact 3.5/10.Plus 2 press releases.
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GD — 1.0M shares, 43,926 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 1,002,742 shares across 43,926 trades.
Sep 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: GD — 60.5% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 331,526 | Exempt: 425 | TRF Vol: 547,617 | Short Ratio: 60.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GD — 1.9M shares, 66,176 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 1,942,080 shares across 66,176 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GD — 1.1M shares, 49,285 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 1,132,063 shares across 49,285 trades.
Aug 17, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GD — 0.9M shares, 49,416 trades
Week starting 2026-08-17. Total ATS volume: 912,820 shares across 49,416 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$4.14$3.99–$4.266.8%+0.2%13↑ 3↓$13.7B17
Next Q$4.51$4.27–$4.948.1%-0.0%6↑ 10↓$14.7B17
Current FY$16.99$16.81–$17.3510.0%-0.0%17↑ 0↓$55.9B19
Next FY$18.62$17.59–$19.359.6%+0.1%16↑ 1↓$58.6B20
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$4.143—
7d ago$4.137+0.006
30d ago$4.137+0.006
60d ago$4.129+0.014
90d ago$4.076+0.067
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own GD (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $56.7B total value (160,129,610 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, Newport. Net buying activity: 33 institutions added/increased vs 17 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.19,310,609$6.8B12.1%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC16,670,477$5.9B10.4%—
Newport Trust Company, LLC13,398,261$4.7B8.4%—
STATE STREET CORP11,811,099$4.2B7.4%—
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/7,349,613$2.6B4.6%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6,808,241$2.4B4.3%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC6,220,205$2.2B3.9%—
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO5,283,746$1.8B3.2%—
MORGAN STANLEY4,440,256$1.6B2.8%—
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN4,326,856$1.5B2.7%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/TRIM5,702,6294,140,985-27.4%$1.5B
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.ADD913,0921,242,347+36.1%$440.1M
ProShare Advisors LLCDOUBLED495,1871,076,752+117.4%$381.4M
HSBC HOLDINGS PLCADD684,0291,062,295+55.3%$376.0M
UBS Group AGTRIM1,525,9021,039,208-31.9%$368.1M
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETSADD707,228908,555+28.5%$321.8M
BARCLAYS PLCTRIM774,730546,014-29.5%$193.4M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED184,840499,224+170.1%$176.8M
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ADD313,679499,159+59.1%$176.8M
Allianz Asset Management GmbHADD356,014474,451+33.3%$168.1M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
18 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$43.8M — $0.00 bought, $43.8M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorSELL2,190$346.12$758.0K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorSELL1,780$346.01$615.9K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorEXERCISE2,770$168.56$466.9K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorSELL2,770$346.08$958.6K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorEXERCISE1,780$227.58$405.1K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorEXERCISE700$274.51$192.2K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorEXERCISE2,190$232.90$510.1K
Sep 23, 2026STEEL ROBERT KDirectorSELL700$345.82$242.1K
Sep 16, 2026DE LEON RUDY FDirectorAWARD52$356.69$18.5K
Sep 16, 2026HANEY CECIL DDirectorAWARD10$356.69$3.6K
Congressional trades
GD trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
3 members · 4 buys / 2 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jun 10, 2026Dwight EvansDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000General Dynamics CorpJun 25, 2026(16d)
Mar 31, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000General Dynamics CorpMay 1, 2026(32d)
Mar 23, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000General Dynamics CorpMay 1, 2026(40d)
Mar 23, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000General Dynamics CorpMay 1, 2026(40d)
Feb 10, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000General Dynamics CorpMar 10, 2026(29d)
Jan 9, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000General Dynamics CorpFeb 16, 2026(39d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for GD.
Shares short
2,691,224
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-2.4%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
2.3
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈1.0%
Estimate — not % of float
All GD filing & press-release reports (17)