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Last Price 58.83 ( 6:40 PM EST)
Change (%)     -2.40 (-3.92%)
Volume 1,751,122
Open 60.67
Previous Close 61.23
Day High 60.67
Day Low 58.36
Bid N/A
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Average Volume 3,183,390
Shares Outstanding 389.85M
Market Cap 22.9B
Year High 95.13
Year Low 47.81
Earnings Per Share 6.04
P/E Ratio 9.7
Dividend 1.40
Yield 2.38
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Press Releases: GD
Mon, Jan 05, 2009
General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of AxleTech International
- PR Newswire
Fri, Jan 02, 2009
Defense Sector Outperforms S&P500 for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Marketwire
Mon, Dec 22, 2008
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $14 Billion Contract for Eight Virginia-Class Submarines
- PR Newswire
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
General Dynamics Awarded $217 Million Vehicle Order by Swiss Army
- PR Newswire
Thu, Dec 18, 2008
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $47 Million For Post-Shakedown Work on USS North Carolina
- PR Newswire
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News: GD
Today
Buffett Says It's Time to "Be Greedy"
It's time to buy when sentiment is at its worst.
- Fool.com Headlines
Tue, Jan 06, 2009
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades
Cowen says Northrop will rocket.
- Fool.com Headlines
Fri, Jan 02, 2009
Fiscal Fitness '09: 1 Month, 2 Grand, 3 Stocks
This resolution will make you rich.
- Fool.com Headlines
Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Wall Street's Buy List
Actions speak louder than words.
- Fool.com Headlines
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Boatloads of Profit for General Dynamics and Northrop
Shareholders benefit when their companies do it right.
- Fool.com Headlines
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Blogs: GD
Wed, Dec 17, 2008
Getting Defensive with Defense
Paul Larson, editor of Morningstar StockInvestor, says a major defense contractor is an attractive stock in the current rocky market.
- MoneyShow.com
Mon, Dec 08, 2008
Magic Formula Stocks On The Move 12-8-08
Each week I track which stocks are moving in and out of the top 25 Magic Formula Stocks for companies with a minimum market cap of 50 and 2000 billion. Here are the moves for the week ended 12-8-08: Top 25/50 Million: In: DivX, Inc (DIVX) EarthLink, Inc (ELNK) Graham Corporation (GHM) Herbalife, Ltd. (HLF) MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (WFR) Maxygen, Inc (MAXY) Sucampo [...]
- Contrarian Value Inv...
Sat, Dec 06, 2008
US Jobs Lost Were Deep And Wide
The US employment report out Friday was simply awful. Not only did payroll employment fall by 533,000 in November, but we lost far more jobs than we thought in both October (revised to -320,000 from -240,000) and September (-403,000 vs. -284,000 estimate before). In other words we have lost over 1.25 million jobs ...
- Daily Markets
Mon, Dec 01, 2008
Global Conflicts Put Sparks In The Defense Sector
Take what you’ve heard about the effects of a Barack Obama U.S. Presidency… and throw it away. The defense contractors are in the best spot that I have seen them in years, yet still-cautious investors are making all the wrong moves. The recent turmoil in the sector has led to some unbelievable ...
- Daily Markets
Ready, Aim, Fire! Defense Sector is Loaded
Take what you’ve heard about the effects of a Barack Obama U.S. Presidency… and throw it away. The defense contractors are in the best spot that I have seen them in years, yet still-cautious investors are making all the wrong moves. The recent turmoil in the sector has led to some unbelievable valuations in the face of a global arms race, a continued surge in national security spending and regional conflicts that should continue to form opportunities for all of the major defense names. Looking at a Year-to-Date comparison between the S&P 500 Index and the SPADE Defense Index yields a difference of about 6%, in favor of the S&P. Why? Investors have historically flocked to the defense names because of their steady and[More...]
- home: iStockAnalyst....
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Podcasts: GD
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Review of Value Line's December 19, 2008 Edition
Two Veteran Wall Street Analysts discuss: (Val:) GD, NTRS, PDX; (Vern:) ORB, PCP, KMT
- Value Line
Thu, Aug 14, 2008
Market Recap: Dow Snaps 2-Day Losing Streak, Despite Surging Inflation Data
Schaeffer's Laura Houser takes a look at activity on the Street after the market close

- Schaeffer's
Wed, Jul 23, 2008
Market Recap: Declining Crude Bolsters the Market
Schaeffer's Laura Houser takes a look at activity on the Street after the market close

- Schaeffer's
Mon, May 19, 2008
Market Recap: Blue Chips Bounce While Tech Sector Slides; Lowe's Companies and Akamai in Focus
Schaeffer's Colleen King takes a look at activity on the Street after the market close

- Schaeffer's
Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Dorsey Wright's Podcast 83 - Bond Market Review
Tom Dorsey and Tammy DeRosier Review the Bond Market
- Dorsey Wright
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General Dynamics at Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference  
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08/19/08 Special Conference  
General Dynamics to Acquire Jet Aviation for $2.25 Billion  
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07/23/08 Q2 2008 Earnings  
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04/23/08 Q1 2008 Earnings  
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