Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about General Dynamics (GD) .General Dynamics currently has an average brokerage ...

The most recent trading session ended with General Dynamics (GD) standing at $274.65, reflecting a +0.5% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.12%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.61%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 1.54%.Heading into today, shares of the defense contractor had gained 1.42% over the past month, outpacing the Aerospace sector's gain of 0.58% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 2.06% in that time.Analysts ...

General Dynamics (GD) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a 7.6% increase in the quarterly dividend rate. The revised quarterly dividend will be $1.42, payable on May 10, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Apr 12.General Dynamics has been consistently increasing dividends for the past 27 years. The company’s new annualized dividend rate is $5.68 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 2.08%, based on its share price of $273.03 as of Mar 7, 202 ...

General Dynamics (GD) closed at $273.70 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.04% move from the prior day. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.51%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.2%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.58%.The the stock of defense contractor has risen by 2.21% in the past month, leading the Aerospace sector's gain of 2.07% and undershooting the S&P 500's gain of 2.94%.The upcoming earnings release of General Dynamics will be of great interest ...

RESTON, Va., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share on the company's common stock, payable May 10, 2024, to shareholders of record on April 12, 2024. This is the 27th consecutive annual dividend increase authorized by the General Dynamics board and represents a 7.6% increase over last year's dividend. General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products ...

General Dynamics (GD) ended the recent trading session at $273.25, demonstrating a -0.39% swing from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.52% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.12%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.9%.The defense contractor's shares have seen an increase of 3.52% over the last month, surpassing the Aerospace sector's gain of 2.95% and falling behind the S&P 500's gain of 3.85%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the perfo ...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for General Dynamics (GD) . Shares have added about 2.4% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is General Dynamics due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. General Dynamics' Q4 Earnings Miss, Reven ...

The longstanding issue of lobbying and Political Action Committees’ (PAC) influence on politicians persists without resolution. It is intensifying with each passing day as an increasing number of US politicians are receiving these donations.The defense sector is the industry exhibiting the most decisive influence and spending the most money on lobbying efforts. Many prominent companies within this sector directly donate to politicians running for office or those serving on influential committees within the ...

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) TD Cowen 45th Annual Aerospace & Defense Conference February 13, 2024 11:30 AM ET Company Participants Phebe Novakovic - CEO Conference Call Participants Cai von Rumohr - TD Cowen Cai von Rumohr Okay. If everyone's here, take your seat. We're going to move on. We're delighted to have with us our next company is General Dynamics and delighted to have a Chairperson and CEO, Phebe Novakovic. This will be an interview. So there will be forward looking statements made or re ...

It's still earnings season on Wall Street -- for many stocks. But for defense stocks in particular, earnings season wrapped up with a blockbuster report from Huntington Ingalls. Now that the noise has died down, it's time to start looking for winners and losers within the sector.And with its shares up 7.3% since earnings were released last month, it's clear that General Dynamics (GD 0.42%) is one of the biggest winners.General Dynamics in 2023Shares of the defense major, known mainly as a builder of naval w ...