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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 C and is the 74th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
MOG.A	MOOG INC	$246.36	235,000	4.44%	238.53	226.03	214.08	205.24	190.97	72.88	88.79	90.79	54.18	73.22	10.03	8.36	1.66	1.01
TXT	TEXTRON INC	$87.94	1,285,000	-3.82%	84.81	83.11	82.38	81.64	78.11	72.61	91.77	90.58	100.00	98.29	1.37	0.81	0.57	1.07
VVX	V2X INC	$55.37	485,000	13.85%	55.56	54.51	56.41	55.95	51.98	50.07	52.45	61.39	43.93	61.58	-0.10	-0.26	0.17	0.79
WWD	WOODWARD INC	$298.34	530,000	-28.67%	296.62	285.88	269.90	258.80	233.42	62.04	83.05	80.06	41.48	40.59	8.86	9.06	-0.20	1.01
ATRO	ASTRONICS CORP	$52.31	580,000	-4.29%	52.59	51.68	49.73	43.89	36.07	53.39	74.99	77.83	42.83	51.36	1.21	1.21	0.00	1.23
HII	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	$329.16	335,000	-13.21%	317.37	313.44	305.20	288.38	255.86	64.23	85.79	85.88	100.00	97.09	5.41	3.98	1.43	0.57
BWXT	BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$174.37	1,211,000	-34.29%	177.55	176.72	190.50	179.96	148.65	41.68	55.08	65.50	52.13	75.00	-3.14	-3.76	0.61	0.81
RTX	RTX CORP	$182.11	3,692,000	-42.67%	173.60	173.20	172.10	165.11	150.31	67.53	92.94	82.28	100.00	96.32	1.35	0.41	0.95	0.63
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$288.53	902,000	-31.56%	282.10	281.01	288.02	283.48	257.38	55.16	79.20	73.00	92.10	91.70	-0.35	-1.96	1.61	0.44
OPXS	OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC	$14.21	32,500	-29.35%	14.43	14.12	15.07	13.52	10.84	47.67	78.98	77.22	77.37	78.07	-0.06	-0.16	0.10	0.60
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	$197.24	1,436,000	-41.46%	194.66	197.86	198.25	190.44	172.03	49.25	43.91	34.12	60.84	44.90	-1.29	-1.06	-0.23	1.15
DCO	DUCOMMUN INC	$92.89	127,000	-9.93%	91.49	90.19	92.57	92.27	80.26	54.04	70.55	77.09	79.75	90.60	0.31	-0.31	0.62	0.97
CDRE	CADRE HOLDINGS INC	$41.80	241,000	-43.95%	42.99	42.17	41.87	37.13	34.74	47.07	59.82	73.07	54.04	68.42	0.40	0.47	-0.07	0.82
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$484.42	1,003,000	-27.53%	462.89	461.40	476.68	465.97	465.01	63.90	95.52	87.67	100.00	100.00	0.98	-3.64	4.62	0.25
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	$575.79	449,000	-42.73%	556.74	560.80	580.32	582.53	539.58	58.08	63.87	46.75	98.01	84.99	-3.30	-6.29	2.99	0.23
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	$340.69	1,382,000	12.63%	338.51	339.21	341.13	331.43	304.43	51.14	60.71	55.52	80.14	79.93	-0.57	-0.70	0.13	0.57
DRS	LEONARDO DRS INC	$33.68	884,000	8.07%	34.00	33.83	37.10	39.78	39.73	39.65	68.25	70.10	79.49	88.85	-0.69	-0.98	0.29	0.92
EMBJ	EMBRAER SA	$64.54	506,000	-29.33%	64.20	63.22	62.63	60.03	54.59	54.15	73.41	78.69	66.85	74.77	0.52	0.38	0.13	1.26
HEI	HEICO CORP	$312.16	543,000	34.74%	311.24	310.48	313.72	315.80	298.39	49.64	63.31	61.30	73.19	68.95	-0.87	-1.10	0.23	0.87
ISSC	INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC	$11.20	188,000	-22.31%	10.53	9.78	10.08	11.85	10.69	69.87	89.58	93.07	90.05	95.03	0.39	0.15	0.24	0.71
SWBI	SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC	$10.73	713,000	22.93%	10.27	9.38	9.52	9.08	9.23	67.75	79.25	82.49	76.07	83.76	0.50	0.27	0.24	0.85
LOAR	LOAR HOLDINGS INC	$68.82	777,000	21.98%	68.18	67.08	73.50	74.01	77.48	47.75	70.66	75.19	80.56	87.17	-1.02	-1.75	0.73	1.35
CODA	CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC	$9.09	60,000	127.27%	8.82	8.61	9.02	8.44	7.73	57.17	92.13	91.98	100.00	100.00	0.06	-0.03	0.08	0.39
TATT	TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$39.07	87,000	-38.30%	39.39	38.98	40.37	38.92	33.73	48.50	59.98	55.73	77.41	71.68	-0.22	-0.31	0.09	0.57
AIR	AAR CORP	$82.71	216,000	-4.85%	82.56	81.29	82.48	79.61	71.73	51.74	77.82	75.15	83.20	79.44	0.27	0.05	0.22	1.10
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	$74.49	674,000	41.60%	72.44	70.15	74.28	70.65	59.48	56.58	79.63	84.07	84.72	92.44	0.43	-0.53	0.95	0.89
CVU	CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC	$3.28	285,000	128.00%	2.99	2.83	2.56	2.67	2.99	68.84	60.87	64.83	69.17	79.68	0.18	0.14	0.04	0.73
SARO	STANDARDAERO INC	$27.40	1,251,000	-27.98%	26.81	25.93	26.92	27.12	27.75	57.88	84.74	85.32	93.32	97.77	0.23	-0.07	0.30	1.13
ESLT	ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD	$513.27	90,000	-18.18%	493.67	485.05	487.16	483.44	444.56	64.27	92.11	87.97	98.33	99.28	7.27	2.14	5.13	0.44
CAE	CAE INC	$29.26	621,000	-57.32%	27.97	27.04	27.47	27.63	26.70	67.99	90.44	89.28	92.98	97.66	0.48	0.12	0.35	1.20
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC	$74.26	1,748,000	-8.91%	75.79	73.99	82.30	76.26	56.86	45.37	68.26	78.12	66.29	82.42	-0.83	-1.49	0.66	1.20
CW	CURTISS WRIGHT CORP	$547.36	298,000	-8.31%	548.19	547.86	559.27	529.27	461.66	47.94	56.18	60.42	59.82	68.05	-2.13	-2.64	0.51	0.92
KRMN	KARMAN HOLDINGS INC	$68.06	894,000	-41.11%	66.48	64.45	72.01	64.91	52.62	51.36	77.53	82.22	87.45	90.86	-0.67	-1.56	0.89	1.36
POWW	OUTDOOR HOLDING CO	$1.99	249,000	-23.62%	1.96	1.87	1.71	1.54	1.52	62.53	75.35	84.11	41.79	61.86	0.09	0.08	0.01	1.28
BYRN	BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$17.46	315,000	9.38%	18.76	18.13	19.80	20.34	22.04	39.17	39.50	50.13	42.99	61.64	-0.14	-0.24	0.10	1.06
HXL	HEXCEL CORP	$73.70	1,157,000	-23.22%	75.60	74.32	70.20	66.24	60.58	51.63	22.12	38.42	5.28	11.13	1.33	1.84	-0.51	1.11
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	$1,292.08	552,000	55.93%	1,326.02	1,336.09	1,314.83	1,346.25	1,383.59	40.31	26.93	28.13	8.18	8.18	-3.47	4.05	-7.52	1.01
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	$32.52	321,000	20.68%	32.42	31.12	37.70	37.18	37.32	45.79	79.06	81.24	88.67	90.97	-0.92	-1.60	0.67	0.52
PKE	PARK AEROSPACE CORP	$20.75	99,000	-26.67%	19.95	19.49	19.64	19.18	16.63	64.76	81.71	81.24	88.11	93.51	0.30	0.13	0.17	0.72
PL	PLANET LABS PBC	$18.05	18,186,000	-41.03%	14.20	12.87	13.24	10.87	7.68	80.22	87.63	89.11	98.28	97.45	1.11	0.37	0.74	1.73
VSEC	VSE CORP	$169.38	223,000	-5.91%	169.39	170.84	170.61	165.89	144.97	48.16	38.61	35.55	47.76	44.03	-0.60	-0.28	-0.31	1.21
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC	$3.02	9,429,000	35.98%	3.88	3.72	3.85	3.62	3.41	36.01	11.51	20.95	4.71	11.59	-0.06	0.03	-0.09	2.01
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	$235.32	1,122,000	-9.81%	263.58	269.96	326.69	295.83	235.77	28.96	10.92	16.67	33.37	41.47	-19.67	-17.85	-1.82	1.08
SATL	SATELLOGIC INC	$1.89	3,402,000	-33.24%	1.85	1.65	2.13	2.83	3.25	51.54	73.03	86.23	75.90	89.40	0.01	-0.08	0.09	1.07
VTSI	VIRTRA INC	$4.52	50,400	12.00%	4.87	4.87	5.39	5.65	5.54	30.87	18.57	31.10	13.13	27.67	-0.16	-0.16	-0.00	0.63
BA	BOEING CO	$205.50	6,722,000	-4.92%	202.76	193.89	203.14	214.08	202.23	58.07	88.13	81.74	89.16	84.53	1.14	-0.90	2.04	1.17
NPK	NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC	$104.93	68,400	-5.00%	99.96	96.87	103.67	105.28	98.18	60.14	84.40	85.11	91.88	95.24	0.43	-1.28	1.71	0.62
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	$551.79	1,017,000	7.73%	554.81	542.89	624.33	690.94	677.61	42.01	71.52	79.86	80.30	89.73	-15.61	-24.53	8.92	1.18
BETA	BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$29.69	431,000	-35.77%	30.00	27.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	52.89	72.55	82.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.26
RKLB	ROCKET LAB CORP	$55.41	32,932,000	-1.83%	52.80	47.35	55.19	50.89	38.65	56.02	81.55	90.16	83.03	93.09	1.79	-0.44	2.24	1.94
AIRO	AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$7.96	620,000	-25.57%	9.13	8.85	13.50	17.29	N/A	29.29	51.48	72.63	74.56	87.46	-1.22	-1.51	0.29	3.70
AOUT	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC	$7.70	104,000	-24.64%	7.46	7.10	7.18	8.24	9.91	60.91	79.96	85.91	76.07	87.68	0.20	0.07	0.13	0.93
KITT	NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC	$0.82	5,413,000	-12.51%	1.04	0.99	1.74	3.84	6.44	38.99	22.63	31.44	63.33	68.64	-0.21	-0.26	0.05	0.84
SKYH	SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP	$9.37	105,000	0.96%	9.59	9.22	9.69	9.94	10.38	47.82	77.30	84.48	72.01	85.64	0.02	-0.05	0.07	0.27
SIDU	SIDUS SPACE INC	$1.03	3,124,000	-30.36%	0.89	0.80	1.00	1.08	1.35	57.50	71.60	77.88	81.42	90.58	0.02	-0.04	0.06	1.71
EH	EHANG HOLDINGS LTD	$13.31	914,000	33.63%	14.00	14.08	16.14	16.78	17.56	32.27	57.96	62.79	74.66	78.67	-0.62	-0.70	0.08	1.79
RDW	REDWIRE CORP	$6.89	13,237,000	5.96%	6.68	6.02	7.14	8.53	10.88	54.20	75.05	86.25	82.07	91.98	0.13	-0.15	0.28	1.83
SPAI	SAFE PRO GROUP INC	$3.50	339,000	117.31%	4.63	4.64	5.72	5.73	4.32	31.60	12.01	24.18	14.81	27.27	-0.37	-0.32	-0.05	1.25
PRZO	PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$1.29	492,000	71.43%	1.33	1.36	1.44	1.48	1.24	44.75	10.76	16.09	12.84	20.69	-0.03	-0.02	-0.00	0.59
AZ	A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP	$5.45	338,000	19.86%	6.18	6.09	6.44	7.69	8.15	38.14	22.07	32.87	14.18	26.02	-0.14	-0.09	-0.05	1.11
EVTL	VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD	$5.59	1,645,000	-21.82%	6.15	5.16	4.95	5.17	4.96	53.61	55.06	64.22	32.61	48.14	0.44	0.37	0.06	1.15
DPRO	DRAGANFLY INC	$6.34	1,424,000	40.16%	7.36	7.21	8.64	7.02	4.89	39.21	29.43	40.55	22.89	37.51	-0.29	-0.27	-0.02	1.08
FLY	FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC	$20.36	3,730,000	-1.19%	20.23	19.04	22.85	N/A	N/A	47.82	73.03	81.50	80.17	89.90	-0.44	-1.22	0.78	2.02
LUNR	INTUITIVE MACHINES INC	$11.12	6,594,000	-0.60%	11.30	10.14	10.96	10.38	10.10	53.68	79.20	87.50	71.12	87.62	0.44	0.17	0.27	0.68
VOYG	VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$24.72	2,264,000	16.40%	24.79	22.43	27.05	29.44	N/A	50.67	74.97	84.70	72.33	87.54	0.23	-0.60	0.83	2.92
ACHR	ARCHER AVIATION INC	$7.83	36,303,000	-6.60%	8.39	7.90	9.68	9.61	9.47	42.18	58.86	69.54	61.70	72.64	-0.22	-0.35	0.13	1.98
VWAV	VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC	$7.80	280,000	124.00%	9.34	9.80	10.77	9.87	10.43	34.28	18.33	21.80	25.21	34.09	-0.58	-0.46	-0.12	0.06
HOVR	NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD	$1.60	688,000	7.50%	1.74	1.61	2.22	2.03	1.48	42.19	61.66	79.26	60.83	80.68	-0.08	-0.13	0.04	0.88
EVEX	EVE HOLDING INC	$4.67	882,000	24.93%	4.81	4.32	4.40	4.53	4.62	56.30	71.54	77.27	58.89	67.19	0.17	0.12	0.04	0.77
PEW	GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$3.25	625,000	21.60%	3.47	3.50	4.14	4.94	8.78	29.08	28.77	36.77	56.75	71.40	-0.22	-0.25	0.03	0.23
DFSC	DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.24	27,700	177.00%	3.49	3.38	3.77	3.68	5.17	42.15	17.98	23.83	7.24	16.29	-0.07	-0.07	-0.00	1.12
MNTS	MOMENTUS INC	$0.46	13,659,000	104.69%	0.77	0.71	1.02	1.15	1.42	33.06	45.46	60.76	64.90	84.47	-0.06	-0.07	0.02	2.05
SIF	SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC	$6.89	18,100	852.63%	6.69	6.50	6.79	6.64	4.96	55.28	80.83	85.61	86.04	93.63	0.07	-0.03	0.10	0.42
ASTC	ASTROTECH CORP	$3.48	254,000	-87.55%	3.65	3.39	3.76	4.45	5.21	47.43	75.65	87.01	77.84	92.61	0.06	-0.05	0.10	0.54
AIRI	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP	$2.88	19,000	-18.10%	2.97	2.93	3.08	3.15	3.33	39.86	44.18	56.09	54.53	80.80	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	0.57
GPUS	HYPERSCALE DATA INC	$0.25	21,712,000	14.35%	0.28	0.27	0.36	0.45	1.72	39.19	22.54	41.09	19.42	48.89	-0.02	-0.03	0.00	1.38

Defense Stocks FAQ

What are the best defense stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best defense stocks to buy right now are:

1. Moog (NYSE:MOG.A)

Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) is the #1 top defense stock out of 76 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 25 points higher than the defense industry average of 31.

MOG.A passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Moog has seen its stock return 21.2% over the past year.

Moog has an average 1 year price target of $240.00, a downside of -2.58% from Moog's current stock price of $246.36.

Moog stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Moog, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

Textron (NYSE:TXT) is the #2 top defense stock out of 76 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Textron (NYSE:TXT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the defense industry average of 31.

TXT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Textron has seen its stock return 8.11% over the past year, underperforming other defense stocks by -13 percentage points.

Textron has an average 1 year price target of $91.13, an upside of 3.62% from Textron's current stock price of $87.94.

Textron stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Textron, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

V2x (NYSE:VVX) is the #3 top defense stock out of 76 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for V2x (NYSE:VVX) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

V2x (NYSE:VVX) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the defense industry average of 31.

VVX passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. V2x has seen its stock lose -2.96% over the past year, underperforming other defense stocks by -24 percentage points.

V2x has an average 1 year price target of $60.29, an upside of 8.88% from V2x's current stock price of $55.37.

V2x stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering V2x, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 28.57% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the defense stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 22 defense stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 defense stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.63%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.02%. Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend payout ratio of 236.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.07%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.02%. Lockheed Martin's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lockheed Martin's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lockheed Martin's dividend payout ratio of 73.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR)

Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.91%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.02%. Sturm Ruger & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eighteen times in the last 10 years. Sturm Ruger & Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sturm Ruger & Co's dividend payout ratio of 492.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are defense stocks down?

Defense stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and up 0.29% over the last week. Momentus was the among the top losers in the aerospace & defense industry, dropping -44.88% yesterday.

Momentus shares are trading lower after the company announced a 1-for-17.85 reverse split.

What are the most undervalued defense stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued defense stocks right now are:

1. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

Textron (NYSE:TXT) is the most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Textron has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the defense industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Textron's stock has gained 8.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -13 percentage points.

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

V2x (NYSE:VVX) is the second most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

V2x has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the defense industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

V2x's stock has dropped -2.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -24 percentage points.

3. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is the third most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Lockheed Martin has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the defense industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lockheed Martin's stock has dropped -1.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -23 percentage points.

Are defense stocks a good buy now?

61.4% of defense stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect defense stocks to rise by 17.04% over the next year.

8.57% of defense stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.71% of defense stocks are rated B (Buy), 31.43% are rated C (Hold), 27.14% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the aerospace & defense industry?

The average P/E ratio of the aerospace & defense industry is 37.39x.

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