Short interest on GD sees a significant increase on 2025-05-30

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. General Dynamics Corp shares valued at $7,499,901 were sold by Gilliland Marguerite Amy on Mar 10 ’25. At $272.11 per share, Gilliland Marguerite Amy sold 27,562 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 45,192 shares worth approximately $12.65 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Gilliland Marguerite Amy purchased 27,562 shares, netting a total of over 7,499,899 in proceeds.

Before that, NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N had sold 32,695 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $8,614,609, the Chairman and CEO traded General Dynamics Corp shares for $263.48 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 32,695 shares, worth approximately $215.44 million.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on April 16, 2025, General Dynamics Corp [GD] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $305. Analysts at William Blair downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of February 13, 2025, BTIG Research has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for GD. Earlier on January 14, 2025, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for GD stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing GD Stock Performance

On last trading session,, General Dynamics Corp [NYSE: GD] rose 1.49% to $279.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $274.915, but it reached a high of $279.96 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.01%. Over the course of the year, General Dynamics Corp shares have jumped approximately 6.24%.

Support And Resistance Levels for General Dynamics Corp (GD)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is General Dynamics Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of General Dynamics Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 2.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.38 million shares. A jump of 7.28% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.29 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.29.

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In terms of General Dynamics Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 295 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.95% from the previous closing price of $275.83. Analysts anticipate General Dynamics Corp stock to reach 315 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 261. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked General Dynamics Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 06, 2025, Vertical Research assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $290.

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