Insider buying last 90 days
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General Dynamics (GD) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$353.05−2.90 (−0.8%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:18 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryGeneral Dynamics closes at $353.05, down 0.8%, with the stock sitting between its 50-day average of $376.29 and its 200-day average of $355.26. The GekkoIndex reads 69.5, placing GD in the Accumulation zone, and the price stands 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $377.82. One-month return is -10%, while three-month and six-month returns are roughly flat at 0.9% and 1%, and the one-year return is 8.5%.
This week's news centers on contract awards and routine insider activity. General Dynamics Mission Systems secured a $230 million Navy follow-on contract for Hammerhead anti-submarine mine systems, Electric Boat won three Virginia-Class submarine contracts worth a combined $239 million, and the company received a $194.1 million Navy modification for SLCM-N fire control work. Separately, the XM30 infantry fighting vehicle program entered troop testing with prototypes from General Dynamics Land Systems and Rheinmetall. Two directors, Catherine B. Reynolds and Laura J. Schumacher, each acquired 105 shares as routine director fee compensation.
The next earnings date falls on 28 October 2026, 38 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior report on 29 July 2026 showed EPS of $4.24 versus a $3.95 estimate, with a -2.8% reaction. Over the past eight quarters, GD has beaten estimates seven times, with an average absolute reaction of 3.9%. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged +3.6% across five years, positive in four of them. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity is noted in their respective windows. Analyst coverage spans 16 firms, with 8 rating GD a buy, 8 hold, and a consensus target of $422.30, implying 19.6% upside.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $353.05200-day averageGekko Fair Value $377.82
Key stats
- Market cap
- $95.52B
- P/E ratio
- 21.9
- Forward P/E
- 19.3
- EPS, TTM
- $16.23
- Revenue, TTM
- $54.86B
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Dividend yield
- 1.72%
- Beta
- 0.32
- Volume
- 2.68M avg 1.12M
- 1-year return
- +8.5%
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.1%
- 50-day average
- $376.29
- 200-day average
- $355.26
- Next earnings
- Oct 28 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 270.6M
General Dynamics swing-trade checklist
General Dynamics scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $353.05 sits between the 50-day ($376.29) and 200-day ($355.26) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
69.5, Accumulation
Reading 69.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
6.6% below
Price is 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 38 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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General Dynamics stock chart and price history
General Dynamics closed at $353.05 on Sep 18, 2026, +8.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $306.77 to $400.00.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −10.0%
- 3 months
- +0.9%
- 6 months
- +1.0%
- 1 year
- +8.5%
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About General Dynamics
General Dynamics makes and supports equipment for defense and aviation customers. It builds business jets and provides related aviation services such as maintenance, repair, management, charter and ground support, and it is also known for building submarines and surface ships for the U.S. Navy as well as commercial vessels like tankers and cargo carriers.
The company runs through four divisions. Aerospace covers business jets and aviation support, Marine Systems handles naval and commercial shipbuilding along with maintenance and design work, and Combat Systems produces land vehicles such as the Stryker and Piranha, battle tanks, armored vehicles, weapons, munitions and bridging equipment, plus modernization and sustainment services. The Technologies division supplies IT and mission support to military, intelligence and federal civilian clients, covering communications, computing, command-and-control, ISR, cloud, AI, analytics, software-defined networks and unmanned undersea vehicle assembly.
Founded in 1899, General Dynamics is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker GD.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Website
- gd.com
General Dynamics GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
General Dynamics’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.5, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.6 points over five sessions.
69.5Accumulation
Down 0.6 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 19 | +0.7% | +1.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 125 | +0.8% | +1.4% | ||
| Neutral | 463 | +0.2% | +1.1% | ||
| Distribution | 54 | −0.1% | +2.0% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average GD share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is General Dynamics stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
General Dynamics trades 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $377.82, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what General Dynamics shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$377.82
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
6.6% Undervalued
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General Dynamics insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for General Dynamics, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in GD were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
General Dynamics has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 5, 2026
- $102.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.11%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31
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General Dynamics earnings: next date and track record
General Dynamics reports on Oct 28, 2026, before the open (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
Expected before the open, 38 days away
- EPS estimate
- $4.14
- Revenue estimate
- $13.71B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.9%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 29, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- General Dynamics reported a very strong Q2 2026 with revenue of $14.1 billion, operating earnings of $1.460 billion, net earnings of $1.160 billion and EPS of $4.24. Revenue was up 8.1% year-over-year and operating margin improved to 10.4% (+40 bps). All segments contributed growth, led by Aerospace and Marine; Aerospace deliveries (41) and Gulfstream order momentum were highlighted, Combat Systems showed strong order activity (2.1x book-to-bill) driven by international demand and munitions, Marine Systems demonstrated accelerating shipyard productivity and backlog growth (driven by Columbia and Virginia-class), and Technologies (Mission Systems and GDIT) grew modestly with encouraging wins in international and agile contracting. Cash generation was robust: operating cash flow of $1.9 billion in the quarter and >$4 billion year-to-date; free cash flow conversion guidance was raised to ~105% of net income for 2026. Management discussed continued supply chain improvements, workforce progress at shipyards, AI and digital investments at GDIT, and a planned ~$500 million pension contribution. Management raised full-year EPS guidance and provided detailed segment and company revenue and margin expectations.
- Guidance
- Company 2026 revenue ~ $55.7 billion; operating margin ~10.5%; EPS increased to $16.80 - $16.90 (from prior range $16.45 - $16.55). Segment guidance: Aerospace revenue ~ $13.8 billion (Gulfstream ~160 deliveries) with ~14.7% margin; Combat revenue ~ $9.8 billion with ~13.8% margin; Marine revenue ~ $18.0 billion with ~7.4% margin; Technologies revenue ~ $14.1 billion with ~9.4% margin. Capex expected 3.5% - 4% of sales for full year. Free cash flow conversion ~105% of net income for the year. Planned pension contribution ~ $500 million; cash taxes > $500 million expected in second half.
- Risks flagged
- Supply chain pockets of single-source risk and remaining constraints; potential procurement/budget uncertainty (CRs, reconciliation timing) that could affect Technologies and other programs; timing risk on Navy submarine contract awards (Block VI) and associated long-lead material; planned production gap between G280 and G300 could create temporary production/absorption effects; elevated second-half capital expenditures, pension contribution and back-half weighted tax payments that will reduce H2 cash flow; elongated IT procurement cycles for some GDIT work.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $4.24 est $3.95 | $14.09B est $13.52B | −2.8% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $4.10 est $3.69 | $13.48B est $12.70B | +9.8% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $4.17 est $4.11 | $14.38B est $13.80B | −4.5% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $3.88 est $3.70 | $12.91B est $12.50B | +3.6% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $3.74 est $3.55 | $13.04B est $12.39B | +5.6% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $3.66 est $3.49 | $12.22B est $11.98B | −1.1% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | $4.15 est $4.04 | $13.34B est $12.81B | −2.1% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $3.35 est $3.51 | $11.67B est $11.68B | −1.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
General Dynamics stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for General Dynamics is $422.30, +19.6% from the last close, from 16 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$422.30consensus 12-month target, +19.6% from the last close
Now $353.05Avg $422.30
Low $384High $465
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 16 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
| Sep 9 | UBS | $408 | +15.6% |
| Sep 8 | UBS | $408 | +15.6% |
| Sep 8 | UBS | $408 | +15.6% |
| Aug 31 | BTIG | — | — |
+1.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+3.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
General Dynamics seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, General Dynamics averaged +3.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.6% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, GD’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.1%.
General Dynamics market cap and key statistics
General Dynamics’s market cap is $95.52B, with a P/E ratio of 21.9 and revenue of $54.86B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $95.52B
- P/E ratio
- 21.9
- Forward P/E
- 19.3
- EPS, TTM
- $16.23
- Gekko Fair Value
- $377.82
Trading
- Volume
- 2.68M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.12M
- 52-week high
- $400.00
- 52-week low
- $306.77
- Shares outstanding
- 270.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $54.86B
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Return on equity
- 17.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +13.4%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.32
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.1%
- Dividend yield
- 1.72%
General Dynamics stock news this week
Coverage of General Dynamics this week reads positive: 15 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- General Dynamics Director Catherine B. Reynolds Acquires 105 Shares as Director Fee CompensationKalkine Media, Sep 18
- General Dynamics Director Laura J. Schumacher Reports Acquisition of 105 Shares as Director Fee CompensationKalkine Media, Sep 18
- Wall Street Analysts See General Dynamics (GD) as a Buy: Should You Invest?Yahoo Finance, Sep 18
- General Dynamics (GD) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to KnowZacks Investment Research, Sep 17
- General Dynamics Wins Navy Contract For Hammerhead Anti-Submarine Mine SystemsOcean News & Technology, Sep 17
- General Dynamics Electric Boat Wins Three Virginia-Class Submarine Contracts Worth $239MClearance Jobs, Sep 17
General Dynamics peers
General Dynamics’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Buying | 2.3% below |
| RTXRTX | Buying | 12.1% below |
| BABoeing | Buying | 17.4% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Accumulation | 19.7% below |
| HWMHowmet Aerospace | Accumulation | 3.0% below |
| NOCNorthrop Grumman | Accumulation | 25.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
General Dynamics stock FAQ
What is General Dynamics’s market cap?
General Dynamics’s market cap is $95.52B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $353.05, with 270.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 21.9.
What is the General Dynamics stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for General Dynamics is $422.30, +19.6% from the last close. Of the 16 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 8 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is General Dynamics stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate General Dynamics is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $353.05 is 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $377.82. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does General Dynamics report earnings next?
General Dynamics is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, before the market opens (38 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $4.14 per share on revenue of $13.71B. General Dynamics beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.9% on average across the report.
What is General Dynamics’s 52-week high and low?
General Dynamics’s 52-week high is $400.00 and its 52-week low is $306.77; it closed at $353.05 on Sep 18, 2026, +8.5% over the past year.
Is General Dynamics stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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