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

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/4/2025 – General Dynamics was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 9/29/2025 – General Dynamics was upgraded by analysts at Seaport Res Ptn from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 9/27/2025 – General Dynamics had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/26/2025 – General Dynamics was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be given a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 8,150 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.18, for a total transaction of $2,617,617.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 22,818 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,328,685.24. This trade represents a 26.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP William A. Moss sold 17,700 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.40, for a total value of $5,600,280.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 16,627 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,260,782.80. The trade was a 51.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 275,020 shares of company stock valued at $86,414,503. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services.