GD

+2.0%⚪ No clear catalyst

General Dynamics Corporation · Industrials

$343.92Vol 223.3K · 0.6× normalMkt cap +$1.86Blive · 2026-10-16 ET

What happened

Move

+2.0%

Price

$343.92

Volume

223.3K

0.6× normal

Market cap

$93.05B

+$1.86B today

Why it moved

Sector-wide movelow confidence

Sector-wide move — computed
RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on General Dynamics, Lowers Price Target to $360 — finnhub-news

Sector-driven move — the stock is moving largely with its sector (+0.7%); no major company-specific catalyst detected.

Verdict — was the move justified?

⚪ No clear catalyst

An unusually large move with no reliable catalyst identified — most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than news-driven.

How unusual is this move

σ score

2.2σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

91th

of 1279 daily moves

Avg daily move

±0.9%

own 5y average

vs sector

+1.4%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 9% of GD’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved +0.7% and the market +0.4%.

What happened after similar moves

118 similar up moves in GD’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

-0.1%

49% higher

After 20 days

+1.0%

58% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 77G 36P 57H 82Q 95EW 40/65

Insider activity (90d): net selling $2.57M

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

20.3

5y median 21.3

P/E percentile

33%

vs own 2y history

FCF yield

0.1%

Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (33th percentile).

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