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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 77th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

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 %
MOG.A	MOOG INC	$245.56	-0.32%	4.75%	25.30%	23.48%	40.85%	20.81%	197.07%	206.53%	282.85%	$250.72	$143.67	2.06%	70.92%	1.01	192,000	-18.30%
TXT	TEXTRON INC	$86.33	-1.83%	2.90%	7.83%	3.48%	11.77%	6.13%	23.33%	84.70%	102.61%	$88.12	$57.70	2.03%	49.62%	1.07	1,033,000	-19.61%
VVX	V2X INC	$55.48	0.20%	0.98%	3.97%	-2.01%	24.59%	-2.77%	45.08%	13.06%	156.85%	$63.74	$41.08	12.96%	35.07%	0.79	333,000	-31.34%
WWD	WOODWARD INC	$294.42	-1.31%	2.31%	13.30%	22.45%	25.32%	68.51%	221.70%	153.46%	486.38%	$304.72	$146.82	3.38%	100.53%	1.01	443,000	-16.42%
ATRO	ASTRONICS CORP	$52.19	-0.23%	-1.81%	4.13%	29.99%	51.58%	214.40%	439.71%	336.74%	76.07%	$55.65	$15.41	6.22%	238.68%	1.23	664,000	14.48%
HII	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	$326.80	-0.72%	3.76%	5.51%	19.62%	42.55%	64.83%	41.31%	87.15%	154.18%	$333.31	$158.88	1.95%	105.69%	0.57	378,000	12.84%
RTX	RTX CORP	$179.93	-1.20%	4.65%	2.45%	13.46%	22.85%	52.34%	82.97%	154.97%	89.14%	$182.28	$112.27	1.29%	60.27%	0.63	4,322,000	17.06%
EMBJ	EMBRAER SA	$64.99	0.70%	-1.05%	2.83%	13.78%	27.33%	78.49%	531.58%	791.50%	115.06%	$67.44	$34.88	3.63%	86.32%	1.26	555,000	9.68%
BWXT	BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$173.20	-0.67%	-2.24%	-1.69%	-1.95%	24.01%	42.13%	193.76%	183.79%	449.14%	$218.50	$84.21	20.73%	105.68%	0.81	804,000	-33.61%
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$282.85	-1.97%	1.98%	-1.68%	-0.50%	14.16%	27.39%	32.63%	51.96%	238.50%	$308.12	$193.09	8.20%	46.49%	0.44	1,150,000	27.49%
OPXS	OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC	$14.31	0.70%	4.91%	3.17%	17.49%	62.61%	56.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.76	$5.36	19.43%	166.98%	0.60	41,000	26.15%
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	$337.49	-0.94%	0.96%	-1.26%	3.40%	20.84%	26.84%	37.11%	120.01%	141.69%	$360.50	$239.20	6.38%	41.09%	0.57	966,000	-30.10%
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	$195.18	-1.04%	2.00%	-2.55%	4.12%	13.74%	72.30%	411.88%	627.47%	604.11%	$211.95	$105.04	7.91%	85.81%	1.15	1,648,000	14.76%
CDRE	CADRE HOLDINGS INC	$41.74	-0.14%	-3.16%	-0.83%	26.56%	21.20%	14.73%	93.51%	N/A	N/A	$46.64	$27.07	10.51%	54.17%	0.82	199,000	-17.43%
DCO	DUCOMMUN INC	$93.44	0.59%	3.06%	5.32%	0.25%	20.33%	44.76%	91.67%	79.35%	505.97%	$101.47	$51.76	7.91%	80.54%	0.97	118,000	-7.09%
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$477.06	-1.52%	2.18%	1.33%	0.58%	2.14%	-2.97%	-0.98%	34.55%	119.34%	$516.00	$410.11	7.55%	16.32%	0.25	1,262,000	25.82%
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	$568.72	-1.23%	3.29%	1.01%	-1.84%	14.31%	17.85%	7.33%	88.31%	199.72%	$640.90	$426.24	11.26%	33.43%	0.24	488,000	8.69%
DRS	LEONARDO DRS INC	$33.12	-1.66%	-2.47%	-3.38%	-20.73%	-24.14%	-4.53%	174.40%	N/A	N/A	$49.31	$28.17	32.83%	17.57%	0.92	1,006,000	13.80%
HEI	HEICO CORP	$310.29	-0.60%	1.50%	-0.19%	-3.88%	1.97%	18.07%	104.34%	134.18%	1,105.34%	$338.92	$216.68	8.45%	43.20%	0.87	484,000	-10.87%
ISSC	INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC	$11.90	6.25%	11.84%	42.51%	5.97%	-9.92%	51.21%	42.86%	55.35%	372.22%	$20.00	$5.30	40.50%	124.53%	0.71	666,000	254.26%
SWBI	SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC	$10.70	-0.28%	-0.09%	28.92%	14.01%	0.09%	-2.77%	24.85%	-36.80%	-51.25%	$11.50	$7.73	6.96%	38.42%	0.85	935,000	31.14%
LOAR	LOAR HOLDINGS INC	$68.45	-0.54%	3.89%	7.22%	-12.79%	-16.59%	-14.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$99.67	$62.11	31.32%	10.22%	1.35	448,000	-42.34%
TATT	TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$39.85	2.00%	5.53%	2.68%	2.71%	51.64%	53.15%	590.64%	768.57%	469.29%	$45.75	$22.57	12.90%	76.56%	0.57	120,000	37.93%
CODA	CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC	$9.26	1.87%	3.12%	14.60%	16.92%	17.22%	11.57%	34.20%	46.29%	N/A	$10.54	$5.76	12.14%	60.76%	0.39	37,600	-37.33%
AIR	AAR CORP	$81.49	-1.48%	2.54%	3.22%	7.58%	19.93%	27.51%	83.16%	137.65%	248.25%	$89.69	$46.51	9.14%	75.21%	1.10	265,000	22.69%
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	$71.80	-3.61%	-0.08%	5.05%	-3.74%	44.96%	82.56%	63.52%	-12.52%	277.10%	$85.33	$37.65	15.86%	90.70%	0.89	678,000	0.59%
CVU	CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC	$3.42	4.27%	8.92%	45.53%	35.71%	12.13%	-11.63%	7.89%	-7.07%	-62.79%	$5.85	$2.02	41.54%	69.31%	0.72	100,000	-64.91%
SARO	STANDARDAERO INC	$27.42	0.07%	2.16%	11.19%	0.40%	-10.10%	4.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.97	$21.31	14.23%	28.67%	1.13	1,058,000	-15.43%
CAE	CAE INC	$29.04	-0.75%	4.31%	12.25%	7.52%	8.00%	23.31%	49.61%	15.79%	163.76%	$30.13	$20.36	3.62%	42.63%	1.20	387,000	-37.68%
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC	$73.13	-1.52%	-5.06%	4.11%	-4.22%	77.46%	158.50%	694.03%	210.79%	1,675.00%	$112.57	$23.90	35.04%	205.98%	1.20	1,889,000	8.07%
CW	CURTISS WRIGHT CORP	$543.95	-0.62%	0.91%	0.04%	6.02%	15.74%	41.28%	228.97%	376.69%	704.18%	$612.28	$266.88	11.16%	103.82%	0.92	223,000	-25.17%
ESLT	ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD	$523.08	1.91%	4.41%	3.94%	2.98%	16.97%	98.51%	210.71%	334.99%	509.58%	$529.99	$255.01	1.30%	105.12%	0.44	123,000	36.67%
POWW	OUTDOOR HOLDING CO	$2.03	2.01%	1.50%	7.41%	41.96%	43.97%	91.51%	12.15%	-37.54%	N/A	$2.14	$0.95	4.92%	113.01%	1.28	341,000	36.95%
KRMN	KARMAN HOLDINGS INC	$67.19	-1.28%	5.40%	15.29%	3.59%	41.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$88.82	$25.03	24.35%	168.49%	1.37	1,272,000	42.28%
HXL	HEXCEL CORP	$72.31	-1.89%	-5.49%	3.43%	15.42%	32.80%	12.06%	26.97%	47.54%	56.35%	$79.20	$45.28	8.70%	59.71%	1.11	986,000	-14.78%
BYRN	BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$17.47	0.06%	-8.05%	3.07%	-14.15%	-44.43%	-33.27%	99.89%	9.19%	571.92%	$34.78	$13.68	49.77%	27.70%	1.06	316,000	0.32%
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	$1,270.57	-1.66%	-3.60%	-4.88%	-0.87%	-10.99%	-0.74%	109.76%	110.52%	474.04%	$1.62k	$1.18k	21.75%	7.35%	1.01	304,000	-44.93%
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	$31.94	-1.78%	-1.11%	5.52%	-18.77%	-15.23%	-13.49%	-39.00%	-50.96%	-46.49%	$48.18	$28.33	33.71%	12.74%	0.52	286,000	-10.90%
PKE	PARK AEROSPACE CORP	$20.67	-0.39%	4.29%	11.43%	8.62%	50.00%	35.63%	84.88%	50.33%	33.53%	$21.52	$11.97	3.95%	72.75%	0.72	123,000	24.24%
PL	PLANET LABS PBC	$17.88	-0.94%	39.25%	59.50%	83.38%	234.83%	312.93%	249.22%	N/A	N/A	$19.68	$2.79	9.15%	540.86%	1.73	14,109,000	-22.42%
VSEC	VSE CORP	$168.39	-0.58%	3.40%	1.12%	-2.32%	25.65%	54.68%	270.90%	327.93%	457.86%	$186.00	$88.69	9.47%	89.86%	1.21	272,000	21.97%
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC	$3.10	2.65%	-18.64%	-13.41%	-5.49%	1.31%	-52.82%	-96.23%	-99.40%	N/A	$6.77	$2.18	54.21%	42.20%	2.01	5,447,000	-42.23%
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	$234.65	-0.28%	-16.62%	-17.28%	-11.74%	25.70%	39.01%	186.65%	185.39%	695.15%	$417.86	$102.25	43.84%	129.49%	1.08	981,000	-12.57%
SATL	SATELLOGIC INC	$1.97	4.23%	4.23%	41.73%	-47.75%	-42.40%	-51.00%	-33.22%	N/A	N/A	$5.12	$1.26	61.52%	56.97%	1.07	2,726,000	-19.87%
AOUT	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC	$8.00	3.90%	3.90%	25.79%	-8.78%	-29.70%	-46.70%	-18.95%	-54.52%	N/A	$17.91	$6.26	55.33%	27.82%	0.93	106,000	1.92%
VTSI	VIRTRA INC	$4.50	-0.33%	-7.22%	-9.46%	-18.48%	-26.71%	-36.08%	8.43%	22.28%	N/A	$7.47	$3.57	39.76%	26.05%	0.63	22,100	-56.15%
BA	BOEING CO	$206.71	0.59%	3.16%	7.77%	-3.86%	2.48%	19.37%	11.92%	-8.48%	39.57%	$242.69	$128.88	14.83%	60.39%	1.17	6,120,000	-8.96%
AIRO	AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$7.69	-3.39%	-19.90%	-25.56%	-61.22%	-75.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$39.07	$7.50	80.32%	2.53%	3.71	571,000	-7.90%
MNTS	MOMENTUS INC	$0.52	12.31%	-31.94%	-20.85%	-57.02%	-59.06%	-93.37%	-99.91%	-99.99%	N/A	$10.30	$0.44	94.95%	17.38%	2.05	5,646,000	-58.66%
NPK	NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC	$104.88	-0.05%	3.84%	11.38%	-9.92%	12.32%	12.08%	56.77%	16.83%	26.77%	$120.49	$77.63	12.96%	35.10%	0.62	75,000	9.65%
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	$555.06	0.59%	1.54%	2.18%	-26.06%	-28.89%	-14.51%	227.78%	362.78%	3,207.87%	$885.92	$469.24	37.35%	18.29%	1.18	898,000	-11.70%
BETA	BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$27.83	-6.26%	-10.28%	-0.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$39.50	$22.40	29.54%	24.24%	4.33	483,000	12.06%
RKLB	ROCKET LAB CORP	$55.49	0.14%	3.86%	28.12%	17.45%	109.00%	114.25%	1,263.39%	431.51%	N/A	$73.97	$14.71	24.98%	277.23%	1.94	22,447,000	-31.84%
KITT	NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC	$0.92	12.03%	-13.02%	-17.68%	-72.56%	-89.43%	-90.05%	-99.94%	N/A	N/A	$54.36	$0.71	98.30%	29.86%	0.84	4,386,000	-18.97%
SKYH	SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP	$8.99	-4.06%	-4.36%	0.22%	-10.01%	-8.36%	-34.48%	208.93%	-11.95%	N/A	$14.20	$8.22	36.69%	9.37%	0.27	151,000	43.81%
SIDU	SIDUS SPACE INC	$0.96	-6.60%	20.85%	35.49%	-7.50%	-40.98%	-79.00%	-99.25%	N/A	N/A	$6.75	$0.63	85.75%	53.18%	1.71	2,765,000	-11.49%
EH	EHANG HOLDINGS LTD	$13.26	-0.38%	-5.76%	-10.59%	-21.45%	-18.70%	-7.79%	106.38%	-33.30%	N/A	$29.76	$12.71	55.44%	4.33%	1.79	806,000	-11.82%
RDW	REDWIRE CORP	$6.59	-4.35%	-9.60%	20.48%	-26.78%	-67.96%	-51.62%	216.83%	-36.88%	N/A	$26.66	$4.87	75.28%	35.32%	1.83	7,921,000	-40.16%
SPAI	SAFE PRO GROUP INC	$3.41	-2.57%	-28.51%	-27.91%	-52.64%	18.82%	-18.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.16	$1.47	62.77%	131.97%	1.25	161,000	-52.51%
PRZO	PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$1.24	-3.88%	-8.15%	-6.06%	-12.68%	0.81%	-14.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.16	$0.53	60.76%	136.19%	0.59	308,000	-37.40%
AZ	A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP	$5.59	2.57%	-9.55%	4.68%	-34.92%	-39.70%	-22.47%	48.08%	N/A	N/A	$12.36	$5.00	54.77%	11.87%	1.11	476,000	40.83%
DPRO	DRAGANFLY INC	$6.60	4.10%	-11.65%	2.64%	25.95%	168.29%	36.65%	-73.86%	N/A	N/A	$14.40	$1.63	54.17%	304.91%	1.07	646,000	-54.63%
EVTL	VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD	$5.69	1.79%	-21.84%	44.42%	17.08%	-3.89%	-32.34%	-84.28%	-94.30%	N/A	$15.99	$2.76	64.42%	106.16%	1.15	1,450,000	-11.85%
FLY	FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC	$20.28	-0.39%	4.21%	4.11%	-53.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$73.80	$16.00	72.52%	26.75%	2.02	1,512,000	-59.46%
LUNR	INTUITIVE MACHINES INC	$10.78	-3.06%	-7.55%	23.48%	17.81%	-0.55%	-16.63%	8.45%	N/A	N/A	$24.95	$6.14	56.79%	75.71%	0.68	5,536,000	-16.04%
VOYG	VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$24.23	-1.98%	-4.61%	33.87%	-15.40%	-55.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$73.95	$17.41	67.23%	39.17%	2.92	1,399,000	-38.21%
ACHR	ARCHER AVIATION INC	$7.95	1.53%	-7.88%	7.14%	-12.73%	-23.41%	-10.37%	275.00%	-23.19%	N/A	$14.62	$5.48	45.62%	45.07%	1.98	41,800,000	15.14%
PEW	GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$3.21	-1.23%	-8.81%	-14.63%	-41.85%	-79.17%	-72.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.40	$3.14	85.00%	2.39%	0.23	507,000	-18.88%
VWAV	VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC	$8.38	7.44%	-12.62%	-24.54%	-24.78%	-28.98%	-25.20%	-17.44%	N/A	N/A	$18.41	$2.06	54.48%	306.60%	0.06	88,000	-68.57%
EVEX	EVE HOLDING INC	$4.69	0.43%	-6.01%	19.64%	25.07%	-19.14%	2.40%	-36.19%	-54.02%	N/A	$7.70	$2.83	39.08%	65.72%	0.77	1,306,000	48.07%
HOVR	NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD	$1.76	10.00%	-2.22%	-1.12%	2.92%	-4.35%	158.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.18	$0.35	57.89%	402.86%	0.87	537,000	-21.95%
GPUS	HYPERSCALE DATA INC	$0.26	4.84%	-13.33%	9.24%	-32.64%	-87.25%	-95.99%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$9.98	$0.20	97.39%	30.00%	1.38	15,341,000	-29.34%
DFSC	DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.17	-2.16%	-9.17%	1.93%	-0.94%	-47.34%	-79.26%	-99.44%	N/A	N/A	$26.46	$2.81	88.02%	12.81%	1.12	19,000	-31.41%
AIRI	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP	$2.86	-0.69%	-4.67%	-1.72%	-10.34%	-14.37%	-34.10%	-41.51%	-75.97%	-96.19%	$4.70	$2.77	39.15%	3.25%	0.57	12,700	-33.16%
SIF	SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC	$6.73	-2.32%	-1.03%	4.67%	-7.30%	84.38%	74.81%	146.52%	59.86%	-37.97%	$7.88	$2.33	14.59%	188.84%	0.42	1,100	-93.92%
ASTC	ASTROTECH CORP	$3.92	12.64%	4.81%	17.54%	-19.51%	-28.73%	-46.59%	-62.27%	-92.82%	-98.51%	$8.06	$2.47	51.36%	59.03%	0.53	31,000	-87.80%

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 20.81% over the past year.

Moog has an average 1 year price target of $240.00, a downside of -2.26% from Moog's current stock price of $245.56.

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 6.13% over the past year, underperforming other defense stocks by -14 percentage points.

Textron has an average 1 year price target of $91.13, an upside of 5.55% from Textron's current stock price of $86.33.

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 -2.77% over the past year, underperforming other defense stocks by -23 percentage points.

V2x has an average 1 year price target of $60.29, an upside of 8.66% from V2x's current stock price of $55.48.

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 3.64%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.03%. 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 2.11%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.03%. 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 1.94%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.03%. 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 -0.71% in the last day, and up 0.4% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why defense stocks are down.

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 6.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -14 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 -2.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -23 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 -2.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -23 percentage points.

Are defense stocks a good buy now?

64.91% of defense stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect defense stocks to rise by 18.08% over the next year.

8.45% of defense stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.54% of defense stocks are rated B (Buy), 38.03% are rated C (Hold), 23.94% are rated D (Sell), and 7.04% 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 36.87x.

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