General Dynamics (GD) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) recently:

• 8/10/2026 – General Dynamics had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $421.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/4/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $400.00 to $440.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $366.00 to $395.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/1/2026 – General Dynamics was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $385.00 to $410.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $384.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics was given a new $430.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $390.00 to $420.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $364.00 to $404.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $390.00 to $430.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $420.00 to $455.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $435.00 to $465.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $400.00 to $440.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $400.00 to $415.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – General Dynamics was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a $1.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. General Dynamics’s payout ratio is currently 38.80%.

Insider Activity

In other General Dynamics news, Director Mark Malcolm sold 5,480 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $365.00, for a total value of $2,000,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,884,695. The trade was a 33.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Marguerite Amy Gilliland sold 43,180 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $378.04, for a total value of $16,323,767.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 44,767 shares in the company, valued at $16,923,716.68. The trade was a 49.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 100,228 shares of company stock valued at $38,052,853 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics is a major American aerospace and defense contractor that designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of products and services for government and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in the United States (Reston, Virginia), the company supplies platforms and systems used by armed forces, civil authorities and private operators across multiple domains including air, land, sea and cyber.

Its principal activities span several operating businesses: a business aviation unit that develops and supports Gulfstream business jets; land systems that produce armored combat vehicles and related logistics and sustainment services; marine systems that design and construct submarines and surface ships for navies; and mission systems and information technology operations that provide command-and-control, communications, cybersecurity and systems-integration services.