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General Dynamics is +15% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 5.2 points behind the market.
+15%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +1.4%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 18
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 9.9%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $356.68
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −7.8%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +15%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +98%
- vs 50-day average$373.20
- −4.4%
- 52-week high
- $395.95
- 52-week low
- $309.50
- Annualised volatility
- 23%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$46M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +6.9% |
| 2025 | +30% |
| 2024 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | +22% |
| 2021 | +44% |
| 2020 | −13% |
| 2019 | +15% |
| 2018 | −21% |
| 2017 | +20% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.8% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.17% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.48% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.34% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.90% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +4.7% |
| Aug | 11 | 9 of 11 | +1.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.52% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.5% |
| Dec | 10 | 2 of 10 | −1.7% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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