Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2024)Top defense stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best defense stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the aerospace & defense industry.
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
| Ticker | Company | Performance Score | Market Cap | Revenue | EBITDA | Earnings | EPS | Revenue Growth Y/Y | Revenue Growth 5Y | Earnings Growth Y/Y | Earnings Growth 5Y | Earnings Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $101.77M | $36.11M | $9.80M | $6.67M | $0.61 | 14.36% | 15.14% | 52.50% | 50.12% | ||
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $112.85B | $69.64B | $10.36B | $6.78B | $27.43 | 5.28% | 4.28% | 25.25% | 6.82% | 2024-07-16 | |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $82.25B | $43.12B | $5.02B | $3.38B | $12.40 | 8.09% | 2.60% | 0.49% | 2.02% | 2024-07-24 | |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $9.98B | $11.59B | $1.31B | $705.00M | $17.73 | 7.53% | 6.69% | 25.04% | -0.84% | 2024-08-01 | |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $53.93M | $30.74M | $4.74M | $3.50M | $0.52 | 31.83% | 4.64% | 147.62% | N/A | ||
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $109.69M | $41.00M | $10.29M | $6.32M | $0.37 | 46.14% | 21.93% | 32.14% | N/A | ||
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $66.71B | $40.12B | $4.38B | $2.16B | $14.39 | 8.13% | 4.93% | -53.60% | -5.27% | 2024-07-25 | |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $21.26B | $1.68B | $323.60M | $262.31M | $3.50 | 31.69% | 31.07% | 82.29% | 55.10% | ||
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $42.65B | $20.16B | $3.02B | $1.17B | $6.18 | 15.66% | 25.03% | 27.69% | -4.00% | 2024-07-24 | |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $30.08M | $83.53M | $5.81M | $16.39M | $1.33 | -1.98% | 1.55% | 62.20% | N/A | 2024-06-19 | |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $10.83B | $2.93B | $651.88M | $374.16M | $9.77 | 11.39% | 3.69% | 20.77% | 8.19% | 2024-07-31 | |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $528.63M | $337.16M | $45.28M | $32.25M | $4.53 | -1.21% | 1.67% | 20.80% | -1.88% | 2024-07-29 | |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $8.57B | $6.14B | $561.05M | $226.74M | $5.12 | 10.50% | 9.56% | -20.25% | 1.09% | ||
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $5.72B | $1.80B | $266.00M | $99.50M | $1.19 | 9.65% | -4.40% | -33.52% | -18.55% | 2024-07-22 | |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $11.36B | $3.20B | $599.54M | $354.85M | $5.90 | 23.49% | 3.31% | 124.33% | 7.82% | 2024-07-29 | |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $16.71B | $13.79B | $1.56B | $931.00M | $4.73 | 7.00% | 0.01% | 15.65% | -0.95% | 2024-07-25 | |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $540.55M | $220.70M | -$92.06M | -$140.51M | -$0.50 | 15.39% | 18.18% | N/A | N/A | 2024-07-10 | |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $5.42B | $3.51B | $406.12M | $189.78M | $5.95 | 11.84% | 4.68% | 12.26% | 5.01% | ||
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $624.41M | $134.35M | -$27.29M | -$28.66M | $1.26 | 56.75% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $265.79M | $50.89M | -$3.77M | -$6.02M | -$0.27 | 4.99% | 193.61% | N/A | N/A | 2024-07-09 | |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $156.77M | $122.66M | $13.28M | $6.13M | $0.64 | 36.57% | 7.20% | 710.13% | N/A | ||
| RTX | RTX CORP | $143.33B | $71.01B | $9.50B | $3.48B | $2.54 | 3.56% | 13.43% | -32.63% | -17.18% | 2024-07-23 | |
| TGI | TRIUMPH GROUP INC | $1.09B | $1.19B | $681.70M | $512.38M | $6.92 | 5.44% | -18.74% | 401.45% | N/A | 2024-07-31 | |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $282.33M | $53.20M | $10.47M | $9.51M | $0.47 | 0.33% | 3.69% | 23.68% | -19.14% | 2024-07-17 | |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $6.20B | $2.95B | $331.00M | $185.00M | $0.71 | 11.13% | N/A | -59.66% | N/A | ||
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $1.33B | $508.64M | $71.82M | $38.57M | $1.02 | 9.34% | N/A | 61.90% | N/A | ||
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $773.31M | $531.13M | $71.26M | $40.95M | $2.33 | -8.22% | 2.11% | -43.17% | -3.95% | 2024-07-31 | |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB USA INC | $2.15B | $282.46M | -$136.31M | -$181.21M | -$0.37 | 25.43% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-12 | |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $5.10B | $5.27B | $684.00M | $164.00M | $0.88 | 16.04% | 0.77% | N/A | N/A | ||
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $8.42B | $2.53B | $455.38M | $253.23M | $2.77 | 11.52% | 7.56% | 5.32% | 5.40% | 2024-08-01 | |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $355.83M | $8.39M | -$417.85M | -$444.96M | -$1.22 | 251.91% | 12.63% | N/A | N/A | 2024-07-30 | |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $30.71B | $3.51B | $847.45M | $443.29M | $3.21 | 41.13% | 12.78% | 15.47% | 7.56% | ||
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $16.00M | $2.00M | -$10.23M | -$11.03M | -$6.75 | 456.67% | 88.15% | N/A | N/A | ||
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $763.32M | $521.46M | $69.18M | $26.34M | $0.57 | 1.10% | -3.85% | -56.82% | 13.70% | 2024-06-20 | |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $3.26B | $1.08B | $74.70M | -$600.00k | $0.00 | 15.91% | 11.24% | N/A | -100.00% | 2024-08-01 | |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $34.55B | $6.86B | $1.54B | $860.00M | $2.08 | 15.47% | -0.04% | 79.31% | 7.63% | 2024-07-30 | |
| POWW | AMMO INC | $320.38M | $148.32M | $3.57M | -$16.28M | -$0.15 | -31.92% | 95.73% | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-12 | |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $1.31B | $913.44M | $94.78M | $23.41M | $1.64 | 30.92% | 5.76% | -32.23% | -12.35% | 2024-06-12 | |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $72.62M | $18.22M | $3.54M | $2.36M | $0.21 | -17.13% | -2.55% | -50.00% | -19.21% | 2024-06-12 | |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $5.69B | $705.78M | -$16.74M | -$106.85M | -$4.41 | 44.89% | 15.73% | N/A | N/A | ||
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $104.10M | $197.00M | $5.16M | -$10.78M | -$0.82 | 1.08% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-26 | |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $75.17B | $7.30B | $3.52B | $1.45B | $25.21 | 23.86% | 11.75% | 50.87% | 11.44% | ||
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $716.35M | $717.74M | $26.85M | -$25.18M | -$0.75 | 24.77% | -2.92% | N/A | N/A | 2024-08-01 | |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $13.59M | $4.78M | -$16.90M | -$17.23M | -$0.41 | -11.22% | 36.83% | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-20 | |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $1.06B | $0.00 | -$466.10M | -$461.30M | -$1.62 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| BA | BOEING CO | $109.03B | $76.44B | $2.36B | -$2.15B | -$3.54 | 8.37% | -5.36% | N/A | N/A | 2024-07-24 | |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $337.07M | $273.99M | -$6.15M | -$46.80M | -$0.72 | 47.87% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $1.84B | $839.95M | -$63.19M | -$135.10M | -$2.34 | -16.87% | 5.90% | N/A | N/A | ||
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $997.40M | $21.71M | N/A | -$38.48M | -$0.62 | 146.61% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $101.14M | $10.07M | -$33.65M | -$61.02M | -$0.68 | 67.56% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| AULT | AULT ALLIANCE INC | $10.22M | $176.82M | -$116.81M | -$181.07M | -$432.60 | 46.07% | 44.86% | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-28 | |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $2.51B | $2.22B | $137.60M | $60.40M | $1.70 | 15.81% | 2.46% | -33.85% | N/A | 2024-07-16 | |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $856.20M | $766.65M | $80.77M | $17.55M | $1.22 | 4.98% | 3.31% | -42.72% | 0.00% | 2024-08-01 | |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $12.00M | $4.75M | -$13.17M | -$14.94M | -$15.51 | -38.78% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| VVX | V2X INC | $1.51B | $4.03B | $231.69M | -$3.95M | -$0.13 | 19.31% | 25.70% | N/A | N/A | ||
| LLAP | TERRAN ORBITAL CORP | $185.28M | $134.95M | -$88.67M | -$150.64M | -$0.80 | 23.45% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $684.86M | $8.87M | -$23.30M | -$28.92M | -$1.35 | 247.10% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $5.51M | $2.19M | -$73.97M | -$79.26M | -$43.70 | 1,121.23% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-25 | |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $1.33B | $0.00 | -$124.16M | -$127.18M | -$0.45 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| AZ | A2Z SMART TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $17.92M | $6.16M | -$8.06M | -$8.99M | -$0.21 | -31.61% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $11.57M | $53.03M | $2.61M | -$2.22M | -$0.67 | -1.30% | 2.66% | N/A | N/A | ||
| KWE | KWESST MICRO SYSTEMS INC | $3.07M | $1.00M | -$6.10M | -$7.16M | -$1.26 | 36.82% | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $19.31M | $94.08M | -$184.00k | -$8.75M | -$1.47 | 16.68% | -4.04% | N/A | N/A | ||
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $3.53B | $6.32B | -$273.80M | -$951.70M | -$8.41 | 19.54% | -3.25% | N/A | N/A | 2024-07-31 | |
| CAE | CAE INC | $5.98B | $3.15B | $149.26M | -$223.53M | -$0.70 | 8.36% | 4.86% | N/A | N/A | ||
| ASTR | ASTRA SPACE INC | $14.65M | $4.16M | -$81.79M | -$95.35M | -$5.09 | -23.81% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-07 | |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $5.11B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| LILM | LILIUM NV | $468.66M | $0.00 | -$266.34M | -$422.96M | -$0.77 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2024-06-04 | |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $154.87M | $0.00 | -$76.65M | -$75.88M | -$0.39 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $47.59M | $0.00 | -$2.61M | -$2.61M | -$0.70 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $14.49M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $8.49M | $4.25M | -$28.96M | -$36.13M | -$0.86 | -64.64% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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