- The trend backdrop is active with a 7-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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General Dynamics Corporation · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Latest close
338.3 EUR
4.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 11.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 70/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
69
out of 100
Latest Close
338.3 EUR
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
4.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
11.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
16.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
84.6%
44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
4.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 11.1%.
Indicator stack
71/100
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
70/100
25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 11.1% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.6712-week average 0.46
12-week confirmation
Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.67Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 11.1% over four weeks, 16.4% over 12 weeks, and 28.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 7 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak7 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1527.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership11.53Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change204.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength61/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Value32/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum71/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework52/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 21.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 15.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 10.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 11.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 10.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 11.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 23.9% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment70/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 25 relevant articles.
14 positive · 10 neutral · 1 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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24 Jul
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.0%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-6.5%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+4.0%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -1.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank21 / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Aerospace & Defense
4-week rank5 / 15
Group average8.2%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS60.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape68/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 68/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis53/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 7/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.67; 5 reversal markers Factors60/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 38 SVQF52/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 182.0 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment70/100Weighted news tone is positive across 25 relevant articles.
SpaceX, Defense Contractors Progress On Orbital Interceptors, Pass Golden Dome Test Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 338.3 EUR | 4.0% | 301.6 EUR | 257.5 EUR | 1.11 | 11.53 | 113 | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 325.2 EUR | -0.3% | 299.9 EUR | 256.6 EUR | 0.84 | 8.83 | 85 | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 326.3 EUR | 0.4% | 298.6 EUR | 255.7 EUR | 0.55 | 8.63 | 214 | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 324.9 EUR | 6.7% | 297.3 EUR | 254.7 EUR | 0.30 | 5.60 | 206 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 304.5 EUR | 1.0% | 295.9 EUR | 253.8 EUR | -0.08 | 3.79 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 301.6 EUR | -3.0% | 295.5 EUR | 253.0 EUR | -0.25 | 1.88 | 8 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 311.0 EUR | 4.3% | 295.2 EUR | 252.3 EUR | -0.39 | 6.86 | 69 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 298.2 EUR | -0.1% | 294.6 EUR | 251.5 EUR | -0.67 | 2.37 | 31 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 298.5 EUR | 1.8% | 294.4 EUR | 250.8 EUR | -0.78 | 1.43 | 77 | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 293.3 EUR | 0.9% | 294.2 EUR | 250.0 EUR | -0.87 | 0.85 | 288 | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 290.7 EUR | -1.0% | 294.5 EUR | 249.3 EUR | -1.04 | 4.17 | 131 | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 293.5 EUR | 1.0% | 294.2 EUR | 248.6 EUR | -1.13 | 3.80 | 211 | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 290.7 EUR | 9.0% | 294.0 EUR | 247.8 EUR | -1.22 | 3.36 | 723 | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 266.7 EUR | -6.5% | 293.9 EUR | 247.1 EUR | -1.19 | -4.23 | 241 | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.