Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for General Dynamics (GD)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for General Dynamics (NYSE: GD):

• 1/15/2026 – General Dynamics had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Susquehanna. They now have a $420.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $381.00 to $388.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $370.00 to $390.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $371.00 to $389.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – General Dynamics had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $398.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by analysts at Wolfe Research from $400.00 to $415.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $410.00 to $420.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/19/2025 – General Dynamics had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $380.00 to $385.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/11/2025 – General Dynamics is now covered by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $371.00 price target on the stock.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 16th will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 16th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.89%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other General Dynamics news, VP David Paddock sold 20,360 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $334.92, for a total transaction of $6,818,971.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 36,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,272,808.48. This trade represents a 35.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.50% 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.