General Dynamics Corp

NYSE: GD
$306.87
+$2.14 (+0.7%)
Closing Price on September 20, 2024

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In a major reversal from a policy promoted in the early 1990s, the US Defense Department is now warning defense contractors to beware of mergers and acquisitions in the defense industry. The Pentagon...
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Alkermes, Inc....
The method of using capital from the corporate treasury to return capital to shareholders via share repurchase programs has long been under question.  Most buybacks never are fully utilized, and...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates won kudos earlier this month when he announced plans to slash $78 billion over 5 years from the Pentagon’s budget and cut the size of the Army and Marine Corps.  One...
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Outperform at FBR. Apollo Group...
There have been plenty of stories in the past few weeks about the $2 trillion in cash that US corporations are sitting on. The money is not being invested in hiring or plant expansion, and it’s not...
The defense sector has been under pressure as the future military spending is moving away from the giant expense items.  This week’s news was that $100 billion is the target goal to take out of...
2010 has been called the year of dividend by us, but it seems that share buybacks in earnings season are still alive and well.  Of the buybacks we have tracked in various earnings releases or new...
These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Started as Buy at Janney (late...
These are this Wednesday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Top Picks at FBR Capital; but...
The annual Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations report from the Congressional Research Service shows that the US is still by far the world’s leading arms merchant. A summary of the...
Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE: OSK) shares are rising strongly today while most of its peers are falling, after the company won a massive government contract that market participants are seeing as the sole...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axsys Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXYS) in a deal that is at a high premium if you consider the recent rally.  But this...
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Tuesday morning: Allergan (AGN) Raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel. China Unicom (CHU)...
These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious analyst research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning with more than two hours until the market opens: Astec...