Lobbying Update: $3,753,899 of GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP lobbying was just disclosed

$3,753,899 of GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP lobbying was just disclosed, from Q4 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"FY26 Department of Defense Appropriations and Authorization issues and funding included but are not limited to shipbuilding; submarines; submarine workforce training and education, Navy ship repair; ground vehicles; air defense systems in regards to M-SHORAD; aircraft; communication systems; classified programs; ammunition and weapon systems; cloud computing; US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation- eXtended (US BICES-X); nontraditional defense contractors and acquisition policy; and acquisition reform. FY26 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations (HR 4779 / Senate bill numbers not yet assigned); FY26 Department of State Authorization Bill (bill numbers not yet assigned). FY26 and Defense Authorization (HR 3838 / S 2296 / S 1071 that became Public Law 119-60). Issues and funding related to Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Defense Appropriations (HR 4016 / S 2572); FY26 Homeland Security Appropriations (HR 4213 / Senate bill introduced, number not yet assigned); FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (HR 4553 / HR 6938 includes conferenced text); FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (HR 5342 / S 2354 / HR 6938 includes conferenced text); FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations (bill numbers not yet assigned); FY26 Intelligence Classified Annex; FY26 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations (HR 7006); FY26 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations (HR4552 / S 2465); FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (HR 7006); FY25 Interior Appropriations (House bill number not yet assigned / S 2431 / HR 6938 includes conferenced text); FY26 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations (HR 3944 / Senate bill number not yet assigned / became Public Law 119-37); the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1 and Senate amendment to HR 1 that became Public Law 119-21); the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (HR 5371 that became Public Law 119-37); and the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (S 2882). Issues related to FY26 Defense Authorization (HR 3838 / S 2296 / S 1701 that became Public Law 119-60). FY25 and FY26 Department of Defense Appropriations and Authorization issues and funding include but are not limited to shipbuilding; submarines; submarine workforce training and education; Navy ship repair; ground vehicles; air defense systems in regards to M-SHORAD; aircraft; communication systems; classified programs; ammunition and weapon systems; cloud computing; nontraditional defense contractors and acquisition policy; and acquisition reform. FY25 and FY26 Homeland Security Appropriations issues and funding include but are not limited to cyber programs; information systems; telecommunications; technology equipment; infrastructure; support and services; border security technologies; Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths; Office of Biometric Identity Management. FY25 and FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations issues are related to Department of Homeland Security Headquarters consolidation. FY25 and FY26 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development issues related to FAA communications, funding for the FAA Aircraft Certification Service, all general aviation related issues, FAA air/ground communications, Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve sealift recapitalization, commercial shipping, and the shipbuilding industry regarding Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program and the Jones Act. FY25 and FY26 Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill for submarine supplier development and community college partnerships; submarine workforce training and education; pension funding stabilization for single-employer plans. FY25 and FY26 Intelligence Community issues and funding related to classified programs. FY25 and FY26 Interior issues related to Indian Health Services. FY25 and FY26 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs issues related to Veterans Administration Technology Modernization. Issues and funding related to Defense Appropriations and treatment of research & experimental expenditures incurred during the taxable year in connection with trade or business expenses within the concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 (S Con Res 7 & H Con Res 14) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1 and Senate amendment to HR 1 that became Public Law 119-21). FY25 and FY26 Homeland Security Appropriations issues and funding include but are not limited to cyber programs; information systems; telecommunications; technology equipment; infrastructure; support and services; border security technologies; Consolidated Tower and Surveillance Equipment; Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths; and Office of Biometric Identity Management. FY25 and FY26 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development issues related to FAA communications, FY25 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development issues related to FAA communications, funding for the FAA Aircraft Certification Service, all general aviation related issues, FAA air/ground communications, commercial shipping, and the shipbuilding industry regarding Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program and the Jones Act. Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve sealift recapitalization. Issues related to FAA communications, FAA Aircraft Certification Service, FAA air/ground communications, and all general aviation related issues in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (HR 3935 that became Public Law 118-63) to include the enacted legislation's implementation. FY25 and FY26 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development issues are related to FAA Aircraft Certification Service, emissions standards, all general aviation related issues, FAA air/ground communications, and IT & cyber security issues. FY25 and FY26 Commerce, Justice and Science issues are related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hurricane Hunter aircraft fleet. FY25 and FY26 Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education issues for submarine supplier development and community college partnerships; submarine workforce training and education; pension funding stabilization for single-employer plans. Issues related to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) technology modernization and award eligibility determination. FY25 and FY26 Intelligence Community issues and funding related to classified programs. FY25 and FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education issues regarding submarine supplier development and community college partnerships. FY25 and FY26 State and Foreign Operations & FY24 Department of State issues and funding including but not limited to relevant cyber programs; information systems; telecommunications; technology equipment; infrastructure; support & services; foreign military sales & direct commercial sales to include those by non-United States based subsidiaries; the Australia - United Kingdom - United States (AUKUS) partnership and Virginia Class Submarines. Issues related to funding and user fees for USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) within FY25 and FY26 appropriations bills. Issues related to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The treatment of research & experimental expenditures incurred during the taxable year in connection with trade or business expenses within the American Innovation & Jobs Act (S. 866), American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023 (H.R. 2673), Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (HR 7024), the concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 (S Con Res 7 & H Con Res 14), and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1 and Senate amendment to HR 1 that became Public Law 119-21). FY25 and FY26 Department of Interior Appropriations and FY25 and FY26 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations issues and funding related to Indian Health Services Electronic Health Records."

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GD Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $GD stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GD stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 12/18, 11/13, 08/14.
SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 07/31.
SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN sold up to $15,000 on 07/31.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

GD Insider Trading Activity

GD insiders have traded $GD stock on the open market 19 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 19 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

PHEBE N NOVAKOVIC (Chairman and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 129,090 shares for an estimated $40,479,258.
MARK LAGRAND BURNS (Executive Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 76,420 shares for an estimated $23,918,609.
MARGUERITE AMY GILLILAND (Executive Vice President) sold 33,740 shares for an estimated $10,634,881
DAVID PADDOCK (Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 26,530 shares for an estimated $8,745,565.
WILLIAM A MOSS (Vice President and Controller) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 17,700 shares for an estimated $5,600,304.
CHRISTOPHER J BRADY (Vice President) sold 8,150 shares for an estimated $2,617,576
LEON RUDY F DE has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,490 shares for an estimated $1,717,311.
MARK MALCOLM has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,430 shares for an estimated $1,446,867.
PETER A WALL sold 2,270 shares for an estimated $710,037
MARK RAYHA (Vice President) sold 100 shares for an estimated $33,990

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

GD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 988 institutional investors add shares of GD stock to their portfolio, and 755 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 1,413,072 shares (-51.4%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $481,857,552
MORGAN STANLEY removed 1,309,500 shares (-18.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $446,539,500
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN removed 1,267,512 shares (-21.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $432,221,592
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 901,679 shares (+118.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $307,472,539
NORTHERN TRUST CORP added 863,392 shares (+35.0%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $294,416,672
BLACKROCK, INC. added 850,484 shares (+5.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $290,015,044
PACER ADVISORS, INC. added 845,482 shares (+3306.5%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $288,309,362

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

GD Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $GD in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/19/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 10/28/2025
Susquehanna issued a "Positive" rating on 10/27/2025
Seaport Global issued a "Buy" rating on 09/29/2025
Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/29/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for GD, check out Quiver Quantitative's $GD forecast page.

GD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $GD recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $GD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $388.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Gavin Parsons from UBS set a target price of $388.0 on 01/15/2026
John Godyn from Citigroup set a target price of $389.0 on 01/13/2026
Seth Seifman from JP Morgan set a target price of $385.0 on 12/19/2025
Kristine Liwag from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $408.0 on 12/16/2025
Ronald Epstein from B of A Securities set a target price of $400.0 on 10/28/2025
Douglas Harned from Bernstein set a target price of $388.0 on 10/28/2025
Charles Minervino from Susquehanna set a target price of $405.0 on 10/27/2025

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