Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top defense stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best defense stocks to buy now. Learn More.
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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Defense is Zen Rated B and is the 57th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
Learn how the Zen Ratings work| Ticker | Company | Price | 1d % | 1w % | 1m % | 3m % | 6m % | 1y % | 3y % | 5y % | 10y % | 52-week High | 52-week Low | % off 52-week High | % off 52-week Low | Beta | Volume | Vol 1d % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $32.43 | -3.14% | -2.85% | 1.82% | 31.14% | 105.38% | 64.70% | 211.83% | 220.77% | -30.88% | $36.32 | $14.13 | 10.71% | 129.51% | 1.27 | 567,000 | 9.67% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $13.83 | -0.36% | 3.60% | 23.26% | 115.42% | 60.07% | 138.45% | 95.06% | 171.71% | 320.36% | $14.37 | $5.25 | 3.76% | 163.43% | 0.61 | 338,000 | -29.29% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $82.72 | 0.11% | 0.21% | 17.77% | 41.43% | 30.08% | 45.28% | 88.60% | 145.31% | 210.51% | $86.64 | $51.76 | 4.52% | 59.83% | 0.97 | 110,000 | -56.52% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $11.74 | 2.18% | 7.71% | 36.04% | 104.17% | 74.70% | 64.77% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $12.00 | $5.36 | 2.17% | 119.03% | 0.42 | 48,300 | -63.13% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $434.00 | -3.45% | 2.71% | 4.29% | 12.04% | 65.41% | 142.49% | 90.11% | 214.29% | 453.22% | $476.04 | $177.85 | 8.83% | 144.03% | 0.45 | 167,000 | -15.66% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $476.63 | -2.44% | 0.13% | 7.54% | 47.81% | 35.66% | 75.95% | 257.00% | 446.91% | 547.86% | $490.71 | $258.85 | 2.87% | 84.13% | 0.93 | 322,000 | 48.39% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $80.98 | 0.86% | 2.82% | 10.13% | 12.22% | 6.85% | -5.14% | 32.52% | 153.70% | 81.12% | $94.57 | $57.70 | 14.37% | 40.35% | 1.09 | 1,492,000 | 59.74% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $28.98 | -0.99% | 9.61% | 7.85% | 17.85% | 18.92% | 56.65% | 16.85% | 85.18% | 141.70% | $29.43 | $15.95 | 1.52% | 81.69% | 1.20 | 526,000 | -54.18% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $465.94 | 0.60% | 1.25% | -2.69% | 3.86% | -3.38% | -0.11% | 7.48% | 29.28% | 147.62% | $618.95 | $418.88 | 24.72% | 11.23% | 0.30 | 1,243,000 | 3.07% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $244.35 | -0.30% | 0.69% | 11.99% | 30.57% | 42.58% | 42.55% | 161.39% | 222.32% | 344.35% | $248.69 | $145.98 | 1.75% | 67.39% | 1.03 | 901,000 | 48.43% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $294.38 | 0.93% | 4.74% | 6.77% | 7.38% | 12.78% | 2.26% | 31.50% | 100.07% | 105.62% | $316.90 | $239.20 | 7.11% | 23.07% | 0.58 | 1,469,000 | 24.07% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $45.09 | -2.99% | 4.57% | 2.66% | 37.18% | 39.25% | 78.36% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $46.96 | $22.73 | 3.98% | 98.37% | 0.91 | 1,075,000 | -22.21% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $8.17 | -0.12% | 4.34% | 11.01% | 26.28% | 4.21% | 36.17% | 58.64% | 56.51% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 17.39% | 41.84% | 0.39 | 11,300 | -80.68% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $49.01 | 0.95% | 4.28% | 12.00% | 0.45% | 2.98% | 4.86% | 44.49% | 0.14% | 91.67% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 29.73% | 19.32% | 0.78 | 219,000 | 1.86% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $59.17 | 3.97% | 11.16% | 28.43% | 27.69% | 56.16% | 127.23% | 564.09% | 878.02% | 97.04% | $59.83 | $26.04 | 1.10% | 127.23% | 1.29 | 1,654,000 | 32.85% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $176.22 | -5.32% | -0.20% | 2.07% | 33.72% | 59.06% | 127.97% | 454.15% | 1,053.27% | 430.62% | $187.51 | $77.22 | 6.02% | 128.21% | 1.18 | 6,060,000 | 72.01% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $82.33 | -4.46% | -1.51% | -6.53% | 15.42% | 11.29% | 54.38% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $52.26 | 17.40% | 57.54% | 1.38 | 1,378,000 | 30.00% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $10.46 | 0.10% | -5.51% | -10.37% | -13.48% | -30.41% | 24.08% | 9.64% | N/A | N/A | $17.91 | $8.11 | 41.59% | 28.98% | 0.89 | 159,000 | -51.38% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $31.73 | -0.38% | -3.76% | -3.85% | 8.33% | -1.61% | -4.02% | 59.05% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 21.23% | 17.20% | 0.82 | 206,000 | -5.94% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $321.51 | -1.98% | 1.23% | 6.85% | 18.99% | 35.55% | 45.75% | 141.28% | 219.12% | 973.42% | $328.64 | $216.68 | 2.17% | 48.38% | 0.88 | 547,000 | 13.25% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $43.07 | -7.28% | 5.64% | 13.22% | 47.00% | 63.27% | 118.19% | 209.19% | 180.95% | 575.08% | $47.09 | $17.91 | 8.54% | 140.48% | 1.14 | 5,961,000 | -22.78% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $6.44 | -8.91% | -5.15% | 6.10% | 43.43% | -5.71% | -14.93% | 28.29% | 79.39% | N/A | $9.40 | $3.57 | 31.49% | 80.39% | 0.58 | 291,000 | -9.91% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $182.52 | 0.86% | 2.56% | 0.43% | 3.98% | -7.78% | 11.84% | 127.47% | 256.28% | 156.64% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 19.92% | 27.04% | 0.99 | 164,000 | -4.65% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $140.37 | -2.56% | -1.36% | 11.32% | 39.69% | 25.91% | 49.28% | 148.71% | 148.62% | 474.11% | $145.33 | $84.21 | 3.41% | 66.69% | 0.76 | 2,217,000 | 114.62% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $252.18 | 0.53% | 2.24% | 3.71% | 20.23% | 21.61% | 13.62% | 3.68% | 47.91% | 225.90% | $265.74 | $193.09 | 5.10% | 30.60% | 0.46 | 958,000 | -13.77% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $30.62 | -3.25% | 1.63% | 3.31% | 14.21% | 24.78% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 10.94% | 43.69% | 1.10 | 3,329,000 | -10.03% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $144.19 | -1.25% | 1.65% | 4.90% | 8.54% | 24.29% | 44.84% | 48.62% | 134.04% | 30.11% | $149.26 | $99.42 | 3.40% | 45.03% | 0.67 | 4,819,000 | -18.84% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $30.33 | -1.78% | -7.16% | 11.10% | 81.51% | 7.10% | 219.26% | 258.51% | 112.10% | 698.16% | $34.78 | $7.79 | 12.79% | 289.35% | 0.97 | 536,000 | -34.23% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $30.25 | -0.95% | 3.28% | 13.13% | 10.54% | 11.54% | 104.79% | 425.17% | 713.17% | 344.85% | $36.49 | $12.61 | 17.10% | 139.89% | 0.53 | 366,000 | 66.36% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $44.91 | -10.84% | -6.98% | 1.63% | 33.50% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $51.83 | $25.03 | 13.35% | 79.46% | 1.29 | 1,652,000 | 41.20% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $36.09 | 0.53% | 0.87% | 1.55% | -8.49% | 3.53% | -12.87% | -43.88% | -52.57% | -37.87% | $46.40 | $32.74 | 22.22% | 10.23% | 0.50 | 116,000 | -30.12% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $100.44 | 2.53% | 3.59% | 17.01% | 13.54% | 3.95% | 40.59% | 51.91% | 17.12% | 23.76% | $103.93 | $69.58 | 3.36% | 44.35% | 0.60 | 190,000 | 43.94% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $69.47 | 0.99% | 2.40% | 11.58% | 25.47% | 12.79% | -1.39% | 65.40% | 230.65% | 117.91% | $76.34 | $46.51 | 9.00% | 49.37% | 1.11 | 204,000 | -8.93% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $6.38 | -5.76% | 15.37% | 25.34% | 88.20% | -41.58% | -11.12% | -78.80% | N/A | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 60.10% | 131.16% | 1.02 | 796,000 | -14.32% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $252.40 | -11.42% | 30.59% | 39.90% | 107.24% | 61.33% | 43.68% | 193.80% | 231.67% | 768.55% | $295.90 | $102.25 | 14.70% | 146.85% | 1.05 | 3,778,000 | 125.15% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $50.63 | -6.00% | 1.34% | 0.54% | 16.42% | 19.64% | 78.59% | -20.89% | -37.67% | 243.25% | $54.32 | $28.66 | 6.79% | 76.66% | 0.81 | 779,000 | -16.06% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $246.31 | 2.01% | 6.34% | 10.55% | 21.82% | 31.29% | -0.19% | 11.47% | 41.78% | 116.46% | $285.81 | $158.88 | 13.82% | 55.03% | 0.56 | 521,000 | 64.87% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,512.81 | -0.51% | 2.71% | 4.06% | 8.26% | 20.63% | 20.76% | 179.28% | 244.14% | 564.94% | $1.53k | $1.18k | 1.02% | 28.61% | 1.02 | 285,000 | -1.72% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $775.38 | -6.35% | -2.38% | 2.22% | 43.27% | 29.99% | 168.10% | 731.69% | 680.30% | 2,236.89% | $830.21 | $279.02 | 6.60% | 177.89% | 1.16 | 998,000 | 88.30% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $14.59 | -1.22% | 4.81% | 6.42% | 8.23% | 1.46% | 9.12% | 11.54% | 35.22% | -24.01% | $15.57 | $11.96 | 6.29% | 21.99% | 0.70 | 81,000 | -36.22% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $6.16 | 0.98% | 10.59% | 62.53% | 79.59% | 55.16% | 248.02% | 40.32% | N/A | N/A | $7.72 | $1.73 | 20.20% | 256.07% | 1.69 | 43,914,000 | 298.20% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $209.79 | 0.12% | 4.40% | -0.79% | 24.75% | 22.06% | 12.37% | 50.02% | 16.34% | 49.07% | $218.80 | $128.88 | 4.12% | 62.78% | 1.21 | 5,979,000 | -34.20% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $40.13 | 2.24% | -8.67% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $37.64 | 45.73% | 6.62% | -0.18 | 1,625,000 | 2.65% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $9.77 | -7.57% | -5.69% | 5.28% | 41.39% | 51.47% | 877.00% | 29.40% | N/A | N/A | $11.00 | $0.95 | 11.18% | 928.42% | 1.06 | 227,000 | -4.22% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $16.84 | -3.00% | 2.50% | 5.78% | -15.12% | 7.47% | 19.26% | 82.65% | 56.51% | N/A | $29.76 | $10.40 | 43.41% | 61.92% | 1.76 | 1,008,000 | -66.29% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $503.53 | 0.71% | 4.04% | 4.17% | -1.87% | 7.59% | 15.75% | 3.53% | 63.41% | 214.51% | $555.57 | $422.69 | 9.37% | 19.13% | 0.27 | 652,000 | 1.24% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $129.11 | -1.43% | -7.30% | -0.83% | 5.98% | 38.96% | 50.85% | 251.61% | 331.95% | 378.89% | $140.64 | $73.36 | 8.20% | 76.00% | 1.16 | 166,000 | -15.74% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $22.25 | -7.58% | -8.34% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $12.90 | 43.06% | 72.44% | 14.22 | 1,024,000 | -14.95% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.47 | -4.14% | -3.88% | -6.47% | -3.34% | 13.77% | 236.89% | -13.03% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.72 | 36.79% | 381.94% | 0.99 | 1,128,000 | -37.75% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $57.15 | 1.17% | 4.42% | 7.26% | 4.40% | -7.52% | -8.55% | 8.18% | 30.51% | 13.82% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 19.56% | 26.23% | 1.13 | 999,000 | 12.63% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.13 | -7.38% | -20.42% | -33.14% | -41.15% | -86.24% | -84.74% | -99.93% | -99.98% | N/A | $28.56 | $1.05 | 96.04% | 7.62% | 1.80 | 2,328,000 | -95.25% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.27 | -0.78% | -4.51% | -5.93% | -7.30% | 8.55% | -22.09% | -69.40% | -47.52% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 40.52% | 33.26% | 1.16 | 274,000 | -15.17% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.24 | -0.80% | 10.71% | 36.11% | 68.71% | -41.23% | 87.31% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.49 | 60.76% | 153.06% | 0.36 | 701,000 | -43.19% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $15.31 | -6.07% | -7.38% | 9.91% | 79.27% | -10.15% | 120.61% | 389.14% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 42.57% | 214.37% | 1.79 | 3,909,000 | 56.55% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $8.69 | 0.12% | 1.05% | -7.36% | -6.86% | -12.93% | -38.63% | -35.72% | -60.41% | -47.84% | $16.85 | $8.38 | 48.43% | 3.76% | 0.84 | 1,238,000 | 25.05% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $3.28 | 3.47% | 27.13% | 66.50% | 33.88% | -20.19% | -41.19% | -86.47% | N/A | N/A | $6.09 | $1.55 | 46.11% | 111.61% | 0.97 | 881,000 | -36.66% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.65 | -1.23% | -1.63% | -2.92% | -20.38% | -15.05% | -1.83% | 67.53% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $8.26 | 33.54% | 16.83% | 0.22 | 102,000 | -28.67% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $10.65 | -2.02% | 3.00% | -3.27% | 42.57% | -44.88% | 205.16% | 9.91% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $3.15 | 57.31% | 238.10% | 0.57 | 4,944,000 | -14.33% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.68 | -1.75% | -7.18% | 63.11% | 234.66% | 54.13% | 223.08% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.52 | $0.24 | 33.33% | 600.00% | 0.45 | 782,000 | -56.39% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $2.82 | 3.30% | -4.08% | -9.62% | 0.00% | -53.47% | -64.44% | -97.75% | -99.16% | N/A | $8.79 | $2.18 | 67.92% | 29.36% | 1.92 | 2,466,000 | -13.56% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $38.35 | 0.52% | 3.62% | 1.29% | 11.97% | 14.34% | 12.89% | 26.44% | 65.59% | -30.96% | $39.00 | $27.00 | 1.67% | 42.04% | 1.29 | 1,583,000 | 165.60% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $9.88 | -8.94% | -7.92% | 1.54% | 41.95% | 3.24% | 188.89% | 241.87% | N/A | N/A | $13.92 | $2.82 | 29.02% | 250.23% | 1.88 | 55,976,000 | 22.39% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $1.42 | 1.43% | -0.70% | -70.72% | -38.66% | -71.71% | -85.55% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $11.73 | $1.23 | 87.89% | 15.26% | 1.18 | 115,714,000 | 13,908.96% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.78 | 2.89% | 11.95% | 25.35% | 25.35% | -41.64% | -20.54% | -99.43% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $1.14 | 76.73% | 56.14% | 1.66 | 364,000 | -25.56% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.90 | -0.44% | -3.43% | -4.15% | -13.37% | -43.33% | -81.53% | -99.75% | N/A | N/A | $6.13 | $0.82 | 85.29% | 9.88% | 0.72 | 726,000 | 6.14% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $34.33 | -4.03% | 2.60% | 29.06% | 89.15% | 37.54% | 656.17% | 803.42% | N/A | N/A | $38.26 | $4.20 | 10.27% | 717.38% | 1.83 | 26,657,000 | 44.58% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $6.59 | -3.94% | 20.92% | 24.57% | 97.31% | 24.34% | 100.91% | -0.15% | N/A | N/A | $7.47 | $2.33 | 11.78% | 182.83% | 0.71 | 422,000 | -44.47% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $2.64 | -4.69% | -0.75% | 4.76% | -29.60% | -14.56% | -38.60% | -73.44% | N/A | N/A | $5.17 | $1.86 | 48.94% | 41.94% | 0.03 | 8,800 | 35.38% |
| KWE | KWESST MICRO SYSTEMS INC | $11.78 | 8.54% | 26.63% | 133.21% | 108.63% | -21.66% | -87.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $116.99 | $3.86 | 89.93% | 204.87% | 1.12 | 460,000 | 21.05% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.35 | -0.30% | -0.59% | -3.74% | -2.05% | -21.36% | -3.74% | -50.00% | -72.98% | -96.69% | $9.44 | $3.00 | 64.51% | 11.67% | 0.49 | 25,000 | -50.69% |
| TGI | TRIUMPH GROUP INC | $25.75 | 0.00% | -0.04% | -0.08% | 1.02% | 39.26% | 65.59% | 92.45% | 193.61% | -61.01% | $25.96 | $11.01 | 0.81% | 133.88% | 1.43 | 2,200,000 | 296.40% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $3.80 | 1.88% | 8.26% | 13.10% | 38.69% | 3.83% | 19.12% | 21.02% | -5.00% | -74.82% | $5.96 | $2.33 | 36.24% | 63.09% | 0.40 | 9,700 | -19.17% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $5.60 | -3.03% | -6.51% | -3.20% | -12.50% | -18.25% | -38.39% | -57.58% | -93.47% | -98.56% | $12.29 | $5.39 | 54.43% | 3.90% | 0.39 | 1,300 | -43.48% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.39 | -3.14% | 11.51% | 12.62% | -2.87% | -21.35% | 44.26% | 109.26% | 0.59% | -66.17% | $5.85 | $2.16 | 42.05% | 56.94% | 0.69 | 22,200 | -57.55% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $2.63 | -4.36% | 3.95% | -9.31% | 29.24% | -32.56% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.50 | $1.47 | 59.54% | 78.91% | 1.00 | 15,200 | -37.96% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $2.91 | -2.90% | -3.45% | -25.04% | 43.57% | -60.10% | -73.42% | -70.06% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 78.74% | 66.46% | -0.01 | 80 | -98.49% |
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